Mid-Century Brass Ruled Letter Opener figure made of walnuts Best of all are Skeaping's

Best of all are Skeaping's graceful diagrams and beautiful full fledged drawings

With its big starry bright eye and perky tail feathers

The tray is signed C

with tightly packed rows of animals

Mid-Century Brass Ruled Letter Opener figure made of walnuts Best of all are Skeaping'sI really love this. With it's great design and substantial weight (this is just a terrific object to hold in your hand), it feels lot like a Carl Aubck piece and he did a number of letter openers, including I believe a ruled one but there is no mark anywhere on this that I can find. Clearly, it is intended as a letter opener, and looks just great sitting on the desk, with a handy six inch ruler on the back. I do wonder if it was designed as a tool to