Giant Four Balls in Cage Carved Wooden Whimsy Victorian watercolor painting while framed

while framed

feeds a sense of holiness

it is beautifully made and has a great presence--as much as a sculpture as a functional vase

and for good reason

Giant Four Balls in Cage Carved Wooden Whimsy Victorian watercolor painting while framedThis huge old whimsy is about the size of a rolling pin, and with its big knobs on either end, it really rather feels like one! I've been liking, and happily finding, some larger scale whimsies of late, which feel more like tabletop sculptures than little carvings, as this one does. This one definitely has a good amount of age, and I'd bet was used by a few generations of kids as a rattle (or bat!). There is one well done old repair at one corner that