Finely Carved Architectural Whimsy with Three Balls in Cages monk and I love him all

and I love him all the more for the wear

which is attached by brass screws at center

"O blessed health

with some other writing below the signature that I cannot make it

Finely Carved Architectural Whimsy with Three Balls in Cages monk and I love him allA wonderfully crisp, graphic architectural whimsy, carved with skill and Id say a precisionists dispositionI would not be surprised if its maker also carved very detailed tiny furniture! I really love how the one pointed end turns the whole long thing into a sort of arrow, with the sphere at center providing the perfect spot to grip should one wish to aim it and send it flying (though I'd suggest not!) The balls in cages on the front side get