Chunky Old Ball and a Half in Cage Whimsy with Best Patina mayan And then a bowl in

And then a bowl in the middle of the body

I've bought and sold a lot of carved whimsies

not especially fragile

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Chunky Old Ball and a Half in Cage Whimsy with Best Patina mayan And then a bowl inThis one is lot about patina and presence and feel in the hand, but also about the form of the carving, which has a sort of voluptuousness to it, and especially that sort of half ball, atop which the fully round one can rest when turned right side up. I find its protrusion quite satisfying, as if it were in the process of pushing its way out of the wood and into the world. The mother and child of whimsies! 5 1 2" t x 1 3 4 and in very good condition,