I have always been amazed by this style of handrail system, the amount of detail and design, not to mention the difficulty in manufacturing the parts just leaves me shaking me head. The starting newel posts have to designed by architect and not a woodworker because there is not one part of them that is easy to produce now and surely even harder back in the day.
The alternating baluster design which was fairly common in this design is still something to be appreciated and marveled over.
The second floor balcony landing was not spared of detail, the rectangle fluted box newel posts with notched corners is just a whole lot of added work, I hope someone appreciated it all. The handrail also features saddleback upeasings on the levels that are mitered right into the newel caps is another detail that would challenge even the most experienced woodworker.
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