Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf folk art stork and feel in the hand

and feel in the hand

I really like this bucolic spot at river bend that it frames

and the top I think may be painted papier mache (it is hard but shows a few dings

It's quite different from every view--mostly blue from one side

Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf folk art stork and feel in the handWhat's especially cool about this old carved whimsy is that the "shelf" separating the two balls slides all the way up and down inside. It was made to hang (the hanging loop is original to it), such that gravity forces the slider down to rest on top of the lower ball, but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes. It's an old one, carved of pine I believe, with wear to the paint along the corners, to the good I think. 4 5 8" tall (5