Sweet Little Old Whittled Ball in Cage Whimsy plaited basket which was sadly not to

which was sadly not to be sold

seemingly forever on the verge of slipping out to sea

And he thought very much of it

but what I love most is the way that the shot and eroded away parts of the head and neck/back transform this duck into a fiercer looking creature - like a serpent of some sort

I love a scratch made tin structure of any sort

Sweet Little Old Whittled Ball in Cage Whimsy plaited basket which was sadly not toAnother week, another little whimsy, because I'll never pass these by, with each one is its own particular thing and a rustically whittled one like this really has the hand of its maker all over it. Pretty crude, but very sweet, with the ball inside not especially round, and tight in the cage, such that in some positions it will defy gravity! 3" x 1 1 16" x 7 8". One tiny split to one corner of "cage" as documented.