Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand hand forged hay hook I love the faces

I love the faces

6 1/8" x 4"

The cow is just shy of 5" long

reminding me at once of a horse (and the sculptures of Marino Marini

Perry & Co. London, 1860 Brass Whist Marker with Pointing Hand hand forged hay hook I love the facesI've long admired antique pointing hand Whist markers counters like this one, used for scoring the classic English trick taking came, which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. This lovely example, made of brass, was produced by Perry & Co London, and, based on the diamond shaped Podr registation mark on reverse, we can date it to Jan 31, 1860. The inner disk with hand turns smoothly to point to any number on the outer disk, 0 9, which is