Wedding spindle head Carved wood, polychrome and metal. Comprising a series of superimposed elements: an openwork ovoid cage, the uprights of which resemble branches, followed by a crown with a leaf-patterned border set with five flowers in the round mounted on metal stems, from which emerges a pot containing a fruit-bearing shrub; the whole is topped by a pointed, ovoid sphere. A hole in the handle. German-speaking regions, late 19th century H. 48 cm Damage, losses and restoration (including empty rings beneath the crown)