Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting Plus quite a menagerie of

Plus quite a menagerie of fans way in the back

and indeed the sculpture is quite heavy for its size

which is as carefully painted as her front

though I'm not sure I would interfere with its pretty pure perfection just as it is

Classic for a reason

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting Plus quite a menagerie ofI'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