Nice Old Carved Single Ball in Cage Whimsy bald and he bottles themselves

and he bottles themselves

and despite being made of clay

There are a couple of round holes carved through the sides that suggest perhaps it was once part of something larger

including numerous examples of pieces sold--enough for me know to know that this stands as a really wonderful (and highly collectible) example of his work

Nice Old Carved Single Ball in Cage Whimsy bald and he bottles themselvesA simple one, but a lovely one, nicely done, with a very round ball and very thin posts on the cage. The ends are very flat, so it stands perfectly on end, and the ball rolls around beautifully! 2 15 16" t x 11 16" w x 3 4" deep. Pine I think and definitely with some age on it, just right.