Charming Old Carved, Painted Whimsy with Linked Balls in Cages weaving particularly along one side near

particularly along one side near the top edge

The stone is a greenish gray

but looks great and is structurally sound

I've used little brass ducks to hold down the corners of the pages for photographing

Charming Old Carved, Painted Whimsy with Linked Balls in Cages weaving particularly along one side nearI'd never seen a painted or colorfully stained wooden whimsy before this one, and a little searching confirms they're pretty rare (And the colorful little carved balls inside of this one remind me of one of my other favorite things, clay marbles!) I believe this one likely dates to the early 20th century, and I believe is pine. All carved from one piece of wood, and it certainly must have taken some effort to get to paint those balls inside their