Gorgeous Antique 16+ Inch Sculpturally Carved/Turned Posts handmade fish Otherwise I know that her

Otherwise I know that her work was included in the seminal California ceramic exhibition in 1952: Los Angeles County Fair's 6000 Years Art in Clay

These signed pieces date to sometime between the 17th and 19th century

11 3/4" x 5" w x 2 1/4" d and heavy

and nails following the outlines of the stars

I have not found a signature on it

Gorgeous Antique 16+ Inch Sculpturally Carved/Turned Posts handmade fish Otherwise I know that herSo juicy. These make me think a lot of old carved barber shop poles, and a little of old carved hearse curtains too all of which I regularly drool at! It actually seems as if these could have been barber shop poles originally (there are a few dings showing bits of red paint, and some gold paint at the ends too; and there is one small plugged hole in each, as if they might have been mounted) then repainted dark brown, perhaps for use at the funeral