Mid-Century Brass Duck #2 candlesticks the dovetail box is missing

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

especially unfussy old wooden ones

25 x1 3/8 x 1

and I think primitive wooden mallets like this one rate high among them

Mid-Century Brass Duck #2 candlesticks the dovetail box is missingThis is the second solid brass duck of this ilk that I have found, and I will continue to snatch them up whenever I find them, as I think they surpass all other little brass ducks! I love the silhouette, especially the downturned beak, and its wonderful feel in the hand; this reminds me of a Carl Aubock in its simple but just right form and weight. Distinctly mid century but also timeless. Great on the desk as a paperweight, in the windowsill, or