Gorgeous, Very Old Hand-tooled Leather Chain with Wooden End Piece west German goblet and a very similar companion

and a very similar companion drawing of three women

though also great just for display

so please forgive the poor quality of the images

and it slides easily out if one wanted to replace it

frame: 18 1/8" x 13 5/8"

Gorgeous, Very Old Hand-tooled Leather Chain with Wooden End Piece west German goblet and a very similar companionI'd guess this beautiful hand tooled leather chain of sorts was once part of some sort of animal harness, but I'm not completely certain. I spotted it hanging straight down from a wall hook at an antique show in Connecticut this past weekend and thought it was just an absolutely gorgeous, super viscerally satisfying thing. The leather is hardened and nearly black, with an almost tar like crackled surface, with each link in the chain slightly wider