Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball cup with rings and some roughness to the

and some roughness to the interior lip (not visible when closed)

It makes me think of an illustration in a French or Spanish text book used for teaching vocabulary

I have no idea

Model 148/2740 (design 148 on shape 2740)

Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball cup with rings and some roughness to theJust a super sweet old carved whimsy, 5 inches long, with a bit of weight, making it useful atop a stack of papers, but also great just hung from a nail on the wall. I especially love the carving marks on the round sides of the ball, reminding one of how much effort it would take to make one of these! 5" long x 1 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition. I am not certain the age on this but know that it was held in a family estate for many years;