Sweet Little Old Whittled Ball in Cage Whimsy for the patio She's in excellent vintage condition

She's in excellent vintage condition (shot here at 2x magnification

one small block penciled lightly with a window to more or less mimic the others

but wonder whether the cast iron balls that comprise his body might be old musket balls (

I think this painting in fact captures a view Leonty returned to again and again

Sweet Little Old Whittled Ball in Cage Whimsy for the patio She's in excellent vintage conditionAnother 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.