Antique Turned and Carved Dip Pen with Hand-Shaped End and Nib churches While I have found later

While I have found later versions with a very similar design

very good antique condition

this baby's piecing blue eyes seem as if they are seeing into your soul as they follow you around the room

I have no idea of its origins

Antique Turned and Carved Dip Pen with Hand-Shaped End and Nib churches While I have found laterThis lovely old dip pen, Victorian era I believe, certainly makes me want to set a bottle of ink on my desk and start writing letters. At one end is a carved hand, held in a fist, with a ruffled cuff just below it, and at the other a wonderful fist shaped nib to match, with pointed tip as the second finger. In between are a couple of decoratively carved cages, which make for a nice grip. Even if never used, certainly a sweet piece to add to a