Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 lions feet calm grace

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which seems to suggest this bear's got something important to share if you'll just pay attention

Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938)

and I expected it to be Asian

While the tile shows its age in the form of scratches to the surface revealing the red clay below the glaze

Old Wooden Spinning Tops - Set of 2 lions feet calm graceI just love these old wooden spinning tops as objects, and I believe this pair are probably a hundred years old at least. As they should be, they are quite worn all over, with dings and scrapes and some dryness to the wood. In great structural shape and good for a spin, though also nice just on the shelf. Larger: 2 1 2" tall x 1 3 4" d. Smaller: 2" tall x 1 1 2" d.