Interesting Old Carved Whimsy with Ball on Chain Inside Cage pine whimsy no real matter at all

no real matter at all

I have found just a couple of other old carved folk art monkeys with a similar construction--seated like this

they are also nice and heavy

Late-ish 19th century I believe

striking from every angle

Interesting Old Carved Whimsy with Ball on Chain Inside Cage pine whimsy no real matter at allAnother in my never ending collection of whimsies, and this unlike another I've seen. Inside the nicely carved tall cage is a five link chain that is attached at one end of the cage interior but hangs loose inside, terminating in a ball. Pretty cool! And skillfully done, quite a long time ago I believe. It stands on end, making it a great one for just setting on the shelf, with a bit of the feeling of an hourglass, or a pendulum, trapped forever from