Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds original sculpture This corkscrew measures 3" tall

This corkscrew measures 3" tall x 3 1/8" long x 1/2" wide (just the cat measures 1" long x 1 1/4" tall c 1/2" wide

with this great snake-like handle terminating in a hooked end

it seems possible that they were chess pieces—if so

to be used to print some sort of awards of merit or the like

and this is a beauty—as simple and honest as can be

Ceramic Tile Sundial with Sun, Stars and Clouds original sculpture This corkscrew measures 3" tallI don't know anything about the origins of this small sundial, but I really like it! I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere, as there is old grout around the perimeter, just inside the edge of the tile. The tile itself I believe is transfer decorated, and the arm of the dial (called the gnomon) I am pretty sure is copper and both are in excellent condition. While it could surely be re inset into a wall as a permanent fixture, I'd