Lovely Weighted Treen Pen Holder brass stencil dating to (and dating the

dating to (and dating the train car I believe) to the 1930s or so

Now though

(Detail photos give a better sense of this one

This one from a group of 1965 color studies by a Robert Williamson

but I must say it’s the serene face on this woman that really sold me on this one

Lovely Weighted Treen Pen Holder brass stencil dating to (and dating theI don't really know the age or origins of this, but surely it has more than a 100 years on it, and it's quite a lovely thing. It is weighted inside (one can feel the weight turn when you flip it over) so works both as a paper weight and pen holder. The exterior shows a beautiful play of wood grain, with inlay at the centers of the sides; it has a similar feeling to lignum vitae but may be some other exotic (I've just ordered a guide to woods so I can