Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black travel kit with a 1873 patent date

with a 1873 patent date

with a few small scrapes to the orange lacquer on the exterior and one crack to the black lacquer at the edge of one interior tray (see detailed photos)

this great old steel and brass D

1 1/16" across at base

The kit consists of a bottle of gold paint (mostly empty and no longer usable)

Sweet Little Antique Carved Acorn Finial in Gold and Black travel kit with a 1873 patent dateI'm not sure what this smallish carved acorn finial once topped, but I love it just as a sculptural little carving, all the better for the old gold and black paint on it. Found in New Hampshire, I believe it is American, and I'd guess late 19th c. The recess at the very center of the top does not appear to be a hole, just a recess, but it does seem to invite piercing it should one wish to, say, fly a little flag on top. 4" t x 2" wide and deep and in