Post #616988 by Tipsy McStagger on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 5:59 AM

tiki shaker-

I think it's the spotlight that makes the wood look different in the photo. Also, if they were 2 separate pieces, what would the bottom have been other than a fountain? the base is lined with copper to keep the water in the basin from leaking and the tiki head has all the openings required to run plumbing for a fountain in it already. Right now, I have my best guy on this mystery, ken pleasant working hard to dig up any history or refernces for this piece. It may well have been a one-off that was custom made for a client years ago.

and here's the other weird thing i never mentioned. This fountain came with a pair of old, small, bull horns - each one was used as a cap to cap either end of the pole going through the head. They were not permanently affixed but just press-fit on there. I kept them because even though they looked strange on there, they kinda worked! - and we all know witco used weird, common items at times to decorate their pieces (i.e. closet door pulls as shields on the viking ship wall hangings) - I'll wait till I hear back from ken and see what he thinks.

I'm also waiting for big bro to chime in... he usually is quick to jump on these things with a wealth of info.

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2011-12-11 06:01 ]