Charming Antique Folk Art Boot Shaped Boot Lacer on Loop antique score keeper I assime with that hair

I assime with that hair and beauty marks and attitude

9 1/16" l x 4 15/16" w x 3 1/2" t

one feels that nature will most definitely overtake him

Age and wear evident: some craquelure and some paint loss especially along the bottom edge from where I assume it was at one point framed as well as some scattered small chips here

and quite an old one I believe (Victorian era German I think)-- composition over carved wood frame

Charming Antique Folk Art Boot Shaped Boot Lacer on Loop antique score keeper I assime with that hairA charmer of an antique charm, and a functional one too a boot shaped boot lacer, with "hook" that folds out to be used to pull one's laces tight. Made of brass I believe, with a bright gold toned surface on one side and silver on the other, with decorative embossed patten on the brass of the hook. I've never seen another like this, a wonderfully folky thing, perfect for stringing on a chain now and wearing as a lucky, and handy, pendant! 1 3 4" x 1 7