Unusual Carved Slider Whimsy math study is joined to the handle

is joined to the handle with a large iron nail

Detroit Institute of Art

I don't know who made this one

this is the sort of vase I'd use all of the time

Unusual Carved Slider Whimsy math study is joined to the handleI've bought and sold a lot of carved whimsies, so increasingly it is unusual ones that draw me. I've not seen another like this, with squarish sliding form rather than a ball inside the "cage." I really like the clean geometry of it, and it makes a pretty satisfying clack as the sliding piece hits the top or bottom top. One can also get the sliding piece to stay in place mid way up. 5 7 8 t x 2 1 8 x 2 and in very good condition. Definitely with some