Rod,
I think you've found the world supply of Purpleheart! I do like this form very much. However I feel the finial lets it down slightly, they need to be so crisp and 'right' to the eye.
If I may;
The bead between the lid and the teardrop lacks a little in definition, the under and over cuts do not go far enough and it is not quite round.
The base of the teardrop needs to be rounder, this would also cure half the comment above.
The top of the teardrop, leads into the top point, then reverses it's curve, it needs to flow all the way to a sharp delineating line, or...
the top point is whish washy,
...if the teardrop flared to a sharp rim and then the point used a reversed the curve to the tip it would be a stronger visual effect.
I've cropped the finial from your picture and used paint to try to show (poorly) what I mean.
You can also tell me to bu88er off as well, I promise not to take offence.
