Brass cherub or baby head

[mick56]

Found this at the site of an old logging town that was booming from 1880 to 1890. Brass with a cherub or baby face? Is it just a piece of furniture hardware? The back is flat.

 

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[nkellam22]

It is some sort of decorative piece. It is impossible to get an exact ID as it could really could have gone on anything. Sill very cool and definitely period though.

 

[smallfoot]

Is there a hole thru the top knob?

 

[mick56]

Is there a hole thru the top knob?

no hole

 

[villagenut]

Looks very art nuvoue to me. Nice look to it.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Seeing as there's no hole through the 'finial' at the top, we know that it's not a drawer-pull.
With these two holes, which look like screw holes to me, I'm thinking it's furniture decoration.

Date wise, you have a number of decoration styles going here, I'm suggesting that it's 'a turn of the 20thc fantasy design'.
Dave

 

[DCMatt]

Maybe the remains of a chatelaine belt clip (missing the clip on the back...).

 

[Shakakka]

It's cool as hell, whatever it is. Congrats!