Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity with super high high chair

with super high high chair and that great blue pattern on the baby's dress

especially on the top

and I believe it is strips of some sort of plastic that run along its spine

all of which came along with Activity Guides to encourage constructive play

Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity with super high high chairThis lovely old checkerboard type parquetry egg shaped finial surely once attached to something, possibly a stair post, or maybe a piece of furniture. Now, I think it makes for quite a satisfying tabletop object just on its own the wood is beautiful and the elongated egg form really elegant though it would be fun to see it put to use as the topper for a whole new construction! 5" tall x 2 1 8" in diameter. The wood is worn and aged, with tiny nicks