Carved Wooden Foot Shaped Ashtray with Copper Insert old broom certain objects just have a

certain objects just have a special weight that you can immediately feel in your gut

I do know that it is beautifully made

I love the way in which the two birds overlap as they perch on their leafy branch

including regarding factors such as site

circa 1930s-40s

Carved Wooden Foot Shaped Ashtray with Copper Insert old broom certain objects just have aI've found some other carved wooden feet like this one that served as ashtrays, but I haven't found one with a removable copper ashtray fitted and set on top. I think it is possible that the insert was custom made at a later date for this particular foot, which I found at an estate sale in Acton, MA in a house filled to the brim with a lifetime's accumulation with all sorts of wonderful things! I'd guess the foot itself is Southeast Asian in origin