Rather Brilliant 1998 Agelio A S Batle Co Graphite Hand antique retable on wood though one might be tempted

though one might be tempted to leave this handsome mustachioed Chicago fireman right where he is

3 3/4" wide x 2 7/8" deep x 1 5/8" tall

a mock up for a 35 year anniversary brochure (imagined with a 1935 release date and described as a anxiously awaited collector's item)

The objective is to remove every marble except one by jumping over orthogonally (not diagonally) from one adjacent point to the vacant adjacent point on the other side

which this is very similar to in manner

Rather Brilliant 1998 Agelio A S Batle Co Graphite Hand antique retable on wood though one might be temptedPerhaps Ive come across one of these before in a museum gift shop and didnt really register it, but when I found this graphite hand this week in an antiques (and collectibles!) shop I thought it pretty brilliant! It was cast with a 1998 copyright mark and signature at the wrist, and a quick search revealed it as one of a series graphite sculptures by artist Agelio Batle. Maybe a bit kitschy (hes done a whole series of different hands, objects, etc.)