Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - Two of Two wooden spoon with hooked handle though its hand-stitched cloth-covered binding

though its hand-stitched cloth-covered binding is holding tight

Signed with what appears to be a "Ia" at top left

and might guess it was used for plaster

but  would also make an excellent frame for a mirror

it seems possible that they were chess pieces—if so

Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - Two of Two wooden spoon with hooked handle though its hand-stitched cloth-covered bindingI've become such a fan of these old braided mats, and look at a lot of them before landing on ones I really like. This and one other I am listing I found together and assume were made by the same person, who I think had a very good eye for color and pattern. Good on the table under the coffee pot or tea pot or dishes or candlesticks or whatever. 13 1 2" in diameter and in good antique condition on both side, definitely used and a bit faded, but lovely.