Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill eskimo figure This vintage Chinese "sitting frog"

This vintage Chinese "sitting frog" solid bronze seal or chop is beautifully detailed with incised circles for spots

The paddle itself beautifully extends all the way through the handle

a bit of loss to the paint on the back side and a couple of small spots on the front visible if viewed from a certain angle

are finely

making them quite nice to play with

Gridded Wooden Spool Holder from Old Mill eskimo figure This vintage Chinese "sitting frog"From what I understand, this came from an old New England mill, and I'd guess would have been mounted on the wall, holding large spools of thread. And indeed, at the bases of most of the wooden dowels some threads remain, mostly wool from what I can tell. I just think it's a great object, and could be put to all sorts of creative and pragmatic uses. The board itself shows old white paint on front and back, while the dowels are unpainted. There are