Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches vintage chinese long beard

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though the individual components are so nicely crafted and great looking

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

which would make sense if the onions were the size of shallots

I'm a total sucker for a good wooden toy

Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches vintage chinese long beardI've long been admiring both the forms and the glorious color on early croquet posts, so was delighted to finally find this pair in Maine a few days ago. Great original paint, terrific palette, beautiful turned forms looking like stacks of spools. The only thing missing is a base for display (one sometime sees stands composed of a couple of old croquet balls), but certainly there are also sorts of ways in which to show these. I look as readymade