Thinly Caged Old Carved Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy with Hanging Loop and Warm Patina odd fellows fob These are pretty rare

These are pretty rare

my favorite type of basket in the world

Not sure whether I like the front or back more on this one--they are very different things

And then she was cut from paper hand-printed with orange-red diamonds

Such a lovely little book

Thinly Caged Old Carved Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy with Hanging Loop and Warm Patina odd fellows fob These are pretty rareA sweet old whimsy, carved of pine I believe, with a deep dry wood patina. On one hand quite elegant, with those very thinly carved, tall walls to the cage, but then with a slightly wonky shape to the hanging loop finial, which makes the presence of the hand of its maker very palpable. Lovely. 4 1 2 t x 1 3 16 wide and deep. Very good condition, with no splits or to those thin walls or other issues. Stands squarely on its four little feet.