Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting but there is a small

but there is a small chip to the tail of the bird on the second tiger

Medium in size--8" across and 3 3/8" tall--it's in good condition

which is as carefully painted as her front

I think it is a pretty old one

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting but there is a smallI've seen other whimsy "cages" with gothic sorts of spikes like this one, but I've never seen one where the ball sits on a pedestal inside of it, like a tee for a ball never to be hit! I believe this one likely dates to the late 19th early 20th c., and has definitely been knocked around a bit, with a few dings and paint loss around the sides, a small chip to one side of the "pedestal", and a little loss to what was surely once a sharp point at the