Extra Pretty and Nicely Designed Old Abacus with Hand-written Numbers antique scepter I'm not certain the origins

I'm not certain the origins of this snake

becoming more ornate as he goes along

To my eye and sensibilities

and useful

and a marvelous interplay of dark silk and handmade black lace for her dress

Extra Pretty and Nicely Designed Old Abacus with Hand-written Numbers antique scepter I'm not certain the originsI love an abacus, but there are a lot of them out there and I usually make myself let them go. This, though, is the loveliest abacus I've seen in a long while, with an unusual recessed design, and a nice softness to the color on the wooden beads. Plus someone long ago wrote numbers in increments of ten down the left side in red, and scribbled a few other things on it as well, making it warmly personal in addition to beautifully minimal, to me a very