Beautiful Old Dark Wood Continuous Carved Whimsy Chain for the gentleman with just the very tiniest

with just the very tiniest of tiny chips on the lip

15" x 8 1/4" x 3/4"

but the piece is reinforced on the back (see photos) and hangs fine

With its great color scheme

which allowed for clicking through multiple images on rotating cardboard disks

Beautiful Old Dark Wood Continuous Carved Whimsy Chain for the gentleman with just the very tiniestI have a hard time wrapping my head around how one would carve a chain from one piece of wood, let alone a chain with no ends, but this carver clearly had some skills, and here one is! I believe this is quite an old one, made of walnut I believe, and it was really beautifully carved, with a slightly squarish shape to the rings, and then one extra at the terminus, just after the ends come together, which makes the perfect loop to hang it from. 12 5 8"