Primitive Wooden Mallet desk object filled with cigarettes ready to

filled with cigarettes ready to be offered graciously to guests sitting in leather club chairs and enjoying lively conversation

Symbolizing creation

The plug is handy too

Chic and cheerful is this vintage Japanese (circa early 1940s) hand-painted ceramic wall pocket in the shape of a duck

used for getting at the smaller spots

Primitive Wooden Mallet desk object filled with cigarettes ready toSo many beautiful old tools in the world, and I think primitive wooden mallets like this one rate high among them. I love its shape and proportions, the worn dark wood, and especially the way the handle comes through the end. Great for pounding the heck out of something, (or just admiring:) 10 3 4 x 4 x 2 7 8". The wood is well worn with some cracking, but that's part of what makes it wonderful.