Incredible Pair of Ornate Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsies, with Stand vintage Japanese planter and I can just imagine

and I can just imagine him trying to sell someone something with his cigarette all the while dangling from his mouth

4 1/8" tall

plus terrific black and white text illustrations by W

This is a charming antique calling card

which is as carefully painted as her front

Incredible Pair of Ornate Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsies, with Stand vintage Japanese planter and I can just imagineThese I do believe are just about the most spectacular whimsies I've seen, and certainly had in my possession. Each was carved from one piece of wood, with either two or three small balls inside of each ones two cagesthe taller with carved fists at either end, the shorter with crosshatched patterns that for some reason remind me of pineapples! Ornately detailed all over, they make me think of bons bons rolled in fancy paper and cinched with bows at