Little Church: Great Old Gold Painted Architectural Ball in Cage Whimsy with Cross folk art log cabin and about the times more

and about the times more broadly

it  would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects

widely smiling cream lips

L Abercrombie was in need of saving

And then wonderful patches of very old darning scattered all over

Little Church: Great Old Gold Painted Architectural Ball in Cage Whimsy with Cross folk art log cabin and about the times moreI was excited to find this one in southern Maine this past week. I've had a few ball in cage whimsies carved in this sort of pitched "roof" manner, like a little house, but never one with a cross rising from the roof, making it a little church. And perfectly painted in a now nicely mellowed gold. Excellent. 5 5 16" t x 1 1 2" x 1 1 8". Excellent condition. Earlyish 20th century I believe.