Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black clock tower and just beautifully aged

and  just beautifully aged

10 x 7 1/16" and in good condition

and quite extraordinary

I think this pair of wooden tabletop frames are just the right mix of elegant and crafty--not over the top

and most of all the "Can't You Learn to Love Me

Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black clock tower and just beautifully agedI'm not sure what this smallish carved acorn finial once topped, but I love it just as a sculptural little carving, all the better for the old gold and black paint on it. Found in New Hampshire, I believe it is American, and I'd guess late 19th c. The recess at the very center of the top does not appear to be a hole, just a recess, but it does seem to invite piercing it should one wish to, say, fly a little flag on top. 4" t x 2" wide and deep and in