✅ SOLVED What is this???

[Tigerdude]

I don't think it's a door knocker for two reasons. One , it looks like it was broken off at the base of the round ball and two, it has no pivot point to knock the knocker... but I could be wrong.

 

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[fish1on]

Drawer pull?

 

[Jeff H]

Looks like a fancy terret.

 

[BosnMate]

Looks like a fancy terret.

Yeah, broken terret, off horse harness, for the lines to pass through.