Handmade Antique Horsehair Brush with Turned Handle and Pink Cloth Wrap candlestick some darkening to the lacquer

some darkening to the lacquer on a couple of the interior bowls

and am not sure it is silver plate either

but opens and closes no problem

and a nice gift for a favorite co-worker or schedule keeper

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Handmade Antique Horsehair Brush with Turned Handle and Pink Cloth Wrap candlestick some darkening to the lacquerI'd guess this lovely old handmade brush, with its hand sewn pink cloth wrapped ferrule, is Victorian, but I'm not completely sure, and I'm also not entirely certain whether it was intended as a crumb brush, or a clothes brush, or what. It's quite a sweet one though, with the horsehair woven through what seems likely to be linen cloth (visible just above the scalloped edge of the pink cloth), and a nicely shaped turned wooden handle. The fabric, which