Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy braided famous for taming violent horses

famous for taming violent horses and later for teaching his "Rarey technique"  around the world

Feels a bit lonely and forlorn to me

with no tears or loose seams or losses

9 1/8" head to head

Modular Tower of Balls in Cages with Bulb On Top, Architectural Old Carved Whimsy braided famous for taming violent horsesThis 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. Among my favorite sorts of whimsies are ones I would describe as architectural this one like a tall and narrow tower, standing tall on its own, with very satisfying modular stack of four balls in four cages, making a vertical grid. And the, a final almost ball as finial at top,