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What is a finial?

What is a finial? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
  2. Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.
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This silver spoon has the shape of an Apostle spoon, with an human figure on the stem's finial and a skeleton on the base.
However, the cornucopia finial of the original has been replaced by a pink-tongued dragon.
Determining an appropriate finial for the pediment required another approach.
These include, wider chamfers, a small rounded wedge finial, a length of 10 inches or more, and very bold lambs tongue chamfer ends.
Frequently, as here, the center finial consists of a ball impaled on a spire, on top of the urn and bell.
The collection highlights three sculptured wire finial designs in two sizes that can be paired with metal or colored wood poles.

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