Any Antique Experts Here? Need Help Identifying This (photo)

[romantico]

My Mom and I are going through items in our attic and a spare bedroom. My Grandpa use to buy a lot of antiques years ago and we found this. It still has a price tag on it and all it says is 'Bronze Art Noveau'and the price. Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? I can find no markings on numbers anywhere on the piece. I think it is something nautical,but that is just a hunch on my part.Sorry for the blurry pic.I am in desperate need of a new camera.We would love to know what the hell this thing is. Thanks for looking!

[Kali]

1. might help if you gave dimensions or took another photo with a ruler

or some other familiar object for scale.

in that shot, the face looks like Nixon with a strange toupee!:rofl:

[romantico]

3. Its

It's 5 inches high. Photobucket is not loading my pictures. It loaded the first two but now it won't load the other 3 I have. I hope I can fix this soon.Thanks!

[hippywife]

2. I'm no expert, but

your pics aren't showing up here for me. :shrug:

[romantico]

4. works

Here are a few more pics

[bif]

5. Images aren't loading

[hippywife]

6. They still all say

this image or video has been moved or deleted. :shrug:

[romantico]

7. It

Hmmmmm. It comes up fine on my computer. Let me try something else.

[hippywife]

8. Now they work except the second one in your OP. n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Art Nouveau era was all about organic styling

and the mermaid theme was popular. Am thinking this is a bookmark or paperweight from about 1885-95...just guessing.

[rug]

13. I'm not sure what that bronze thing is but that yellow thing is likely a measuring device.

[KG]

9. Jesus Christ on a WTF!

[romantico]

10. Actually

Actually, it looks to be a Mermaid,which is why I thought it was some sort of old time nautical tool. It's pretty col looking but I am dying of curiosity to know WTF it could be.Can't be any kind of silverware. Looks to have a handle though.

[alfredo]

17. A holy coke spoon? I see no signs of wear so that could

mean it is solely decorative or never used as a tool

[carlyhippy]

21. LOL that is exactly what I thought it was when I first saw it

we are both gonna be struck by lightning hahahaha

[alfredo]

22. I'd get a charge out of that.

[Kali]

11. some kind of tool - like a key or something?

If you find out PLEASE pm me! I am really curious too.

[mix]

23. that's what i thought, the open arms look to be for turning nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear romantico...

If I were you, I'd look for The Antiques Roadshow, when they might be in town.

I don't know how you'd find out such a thing, though...

But if you could get on there, they would surely know.

Perhaps someone in a local museum could help.

It's a most beautiful and intriguing item!

:hi:

[romantico]

16. Thanks!

I thought of that just a little while ago. I wonder if they have a message board. Thanks for the tip.

[nuxvomica]

15. Looks like a door knocker to me

The arms of the figure aren't detailed so they probably rested in some sort of bracket.

[alfredo]

18. I'd like to see the lower back of the item.

[Kali]

19. that was my thought too - the arms are too plain for the rest of the item

and it seems like the angle of the head is wrong, also it looks like the upper part is heavier than the part that would be the knocker...???

[unpossibles]

24. I thought the same thing. nt

[Kali]

20. a handle for a paper or fabric fan?

[Orrex]

25. It's a tongue depressor

[HopeHoops]

26. A coke spoon for two (the hands).

[GoCubsGo]

27. Cigar cutter

Check out the notch on the left toward the bottom.

[LibertyLover]

28. Are there any places on the back that might be attachment points?

I'm wondering if it could be a decorative element from a piece of furniture. I don't think it's a tool, nautical or otherwise. Good luck figuring out what it is.

[Kali]

29. kick for my curiosity