(See the third photo for view of the 3 component parts of each earring)
snake-like one is a very old drafting brush
Or they would be great divided up into small batches and given as party favors or stocking stuffers
with flowers and branches set against a recessed gridded geometric pattern
one can glimpse a bit of blue background peeking through
Ebony and Painted Tin Old Double Sixes Dominoes Set, Complete John Skeaping How to Draw Horses (See the third photo forOh, man, do I find these old dominoes beautiful. I've been long admiring old ivory dominoes, but I must say I like these even better, with creamy white painted tin faces inlaid over ebony wood, and gorgeously irregular they really look like a painting! The back sides, featuring a hunting dog in slight relief, are pretty great too. I believe these date to the 1920 30s, and they come in their original box, which features very faint text on the underside