Old Carved Ball and Slider in Cage Whimsy with Warm Patina rocker Box is in very good

Box is in very good structural condition and with a great old dry wood patina

Heuss in 1942

At either top side of the central darn are initials- MS and AVI

or favorite pet of any sort

I find the needlework really amazing--and looking closely

Old Carved Ball and Slider in Cage Whimsy with Warm Patina rocker Box is in very goodA large and chunky one, of the sort that one might want to keep on the desk as a sort of fidget toy, watching the the ball and square slide back and forth while thinking or procrastinating! More crude than refined in its carving, but satisfying in its heft and folkiness. 10 5 8" l x 1 7 8" w x 1 11 16" d and in good condition, with a nice warn dry wood patina. C. 2nd quarter 20th century I would guess.