Lovely Antique Carved Button Up Boot with Scalloped Side Edging  needlepoint sampler there is some paint loss

there is some paint loss on one side of some of them

Signed (incised) on the base

who made everything from desk and smoking accessories to corkscrews to bookends to pretzel holders to candlesticks

holding a cache of collected rocks or shells

2" across at lip

Lovely Antique Carved Button Up Boot with Scalloped Side Edging  needlepoint sampler there is some paint lossJust a whimsy of sorts, which I love like I love an antique boot shaped snuff box, on this one especially for the scalloped edging of the side buttoning boot. WIth a hoot (which I believe has been in it for quite a long time) for easy hanging, with some gilding still on the "bottons" and a great patina. C. 1880s I believe. 2 3 4" t. (not including hook) x 2 7 8" l x 1" d and in very good condition.