Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush 6 9/16" t x 3

6 9/16" t x 3 1/4" w and in very good condition

but in this case the wear feels at to the good to me

but overall solid and sturdy and the roof fits snugly on top

and would guess it is likely Danish

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush 6 9/16" t x 3I've had a couple of 19th century bone teetotem in the shop previously those actually purchased from the same collection as this one in Pennsylvania and will continue to scoop them up when I can, though usually they are quite preciously priced. The term teetotum encompasses tops like this made for games ranging from 4 to 12 sides, marked with numbers or symbols (a dreidel is a type of teetotum.) This one is eight sided, and i believe would have used