Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath Art nouveau in style

Art nouveau in style

I have a sense that this bowl is a pretty special piece

this piece clearly shows its history

but they are done in the manner of Jacob Jensen (Denmark)

I've found some other carved wooden feet like this one that served as ashtrays

Unusual Old Carved Whimsy with Chain Links, Cage, Plug, and Expandable Part! wabanaki scissors sheath Art nouveau in styleI recently learned it probably should have occurred to me before! that whimsies were often carved from old broom and tool handles, and I'd bet that was the case with this one. It is unlike any other I've seen, with a long cage at one end (with the "ball" more rectangular than spherical), then a series of chain links, then another cage type form with a plug as the "ball" such that one can actually extend it by pulling or contact it by pushing, and then