Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask and painted green near the

and painted green near the top of the handle

as there were several iterations of the fulling mill

poetry-writing and much much more

such as these from Transportes del Norte

I love the silhouette and interplay of parts on this one

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask and painted green near theAn unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending