Much Weathered Antique Carved Architectural Element with Turning Ball fishing line spool aged paint

aged paint

and think it will likely continue to shed a bit when moved around

invented in 1808 in Lyon

who founded the studio in 1952

Much Weathered Antique Carved Architectural Element with Turning Ball fishing line spool aged paintI spotted this hanging on the wall and just found it beautiful, with its old and very weathered wood, softened by the elements like driftwood, making it feel like quite a singular thing. The ball at center turns on its post, and shows some old pink red paint, as does the reverse side of piece. Im not sure what this was once a part of, but somehow it makes me think a bit of an old carousel, as if a horse might rise and fall on a post below it! With a