Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain faceted Garuda is a legendary bird

Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu

either way

with a nice long handle

I imagine this elegant copper cigarette box set on a mahogany table in some richly appointed library or drawing room back in the day

Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain faceted Garuda is a legendary birdOf late, I've been looking at a lot of whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood, and though there are others fancier, this is one of the loveliest I've seen stretching just over thirty inches long and terminating in an elegant ball in cage with a perfectly pointy tip. I believe this carving has some age to it, with a varnish finish giving it a bit of sheen, and would I think be especially great hung from one nail on on the wall, straight down like