Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique carved wood mask Really a wonderful piece that

Really a wonderful piece that exemplifies the all of the best attributes of Northeast Coast native basket making

At first I thought this lovely hand-painted postcard depicted a bunch of green olives still on the branch

jumping through rings and things

and of well greater value than the price I am putting on it

19" in diameter

Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique carved wood mask Really a wonderful piece thatThis giant whimsy feels more like a piece of architecture than a carving, an a bit of a gothic one at that. I just fell in love with its dramatic form and ornately carved details, with a great mix of horizontals and verticals and terrific five point stars at the cornice, where the columns meet the anglular roof. I also find it both excellent and amusing that all of this skill and labor was applied to creating a whimsy that houses just one smallish