Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links roulette embodiments of resourceful women making

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and some scattered staining to the red tape

A month or two ago I purchased several drawings by Edwin Kosarek from a dealer who had purchased a good number of them--and just went back to the source to buy a few more

and perhaps indeed this frame was made by an inmate

Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links roulette embodiments of resourceful women makingThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. What I especially like about this one is the arches at the top and bottom of each side of the "cage," lending it a certain grace, and the scale of the carved balls in relation to that cage, such that they've got lots of room to roll around. With two carved chain links extending