Large Old Wooden Spinning Top kind I purchased at an antique

I purchased at an antique store in Missouri

but if it is very humid it might need a quick pop in the freezer to correct a bit of expansion

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

In between are lots of putti

Large Old Wooden Spinning Top kind I purchased at an antiqueI love old wooden spinning tops just as a form, and this is an especially lovely one, as pure a form as can be, with a great patina to boot. Heavy and smooth, I'd probably put it on the desk to use it as a paperweight, picking it up occasionally to give it a twirl around. (I believe there was likely once a separate winding device that attached to wind it up and properly get it spinning.) 5" tall x 2 3 4" diameter at widest. Excellent overall