Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links roulette but quite a compelling looking

but quite a compelling looking place (with a fabulous logo

but is stable

some a little smaller

The twigs still show their original white paint and are joined by tiny nails--and I think they wed most perfectly with the red-painted plank seat

concealed by the frame

Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links roulette but quite a compelling lookingThis 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