Primitive Antique Wood and Tin Grain Scoop plane With gold banding at rim

With gold banding at rim and base

Spain bright white porcelain candleholders with beautifully formed flowers and gold detailing

It not only features a great rendering of a burning pipe and the text

letting the rest of the design fade back into invisibility

it also seems that the figures represent different cultures—some seem South American

Primitive Antique Wood and Tin Grain Scoop plane With gold banding at rimI believe this old grain scoop, with turned wood handle, likely dates to the 19th century, and I think it is just a gorgeous object! The handle extends through a hole in the flat, semi circular wooden base of the scoop like a plug, with its terminus visible on the interior of the scoop. Meanwhile, the beautifully shaped tin of the scoop wraps around the sides of the base, overlapping the the front and joined with a nail. Nothing extraneous, just a