Antique Turned and Carved Dip Pen with Hand-Shaped End and Nib churches these boxes feature in museum

these boxes feature in museum collections around the world

this baby's piecing blue eyes seem as if they are seeing into your soul as they follow you around the room

and the silver is in good shape

While I have not been able to find out anything about him or her

very good antique condition

Antique Turned and Carved Dip Pen with Hand-Shaped End and Nib churches these boxes feature in museumThis lovely old dip pen, Victorian era I believe, certainly makes me want to set a bottle of ink on my desk and start writing letters. At one end is a carved hand, held in a fist, with a ruffled cuff just below it, and at the other a wonderful fist shaped nib to match, with pointed tip as the second finger. In between are a couple of decoratively carved cages, which make for a nice grip. Even if never used, certainly a sweet piece to add to a