Gold Painted Old Linked Balls in Cages Whimsy Center Ohio I'm quite taken with this

I'm quite taken with this small painting

14" tall x 10" wide

the Boston-based artist and gallerist at whose estate sale I purchased it

At one time there would have been carved horn handles attached

Gold Painted Old Linked Balls in Cages Whimsy Center Ohio I'm quite taken with thisI know from the seller that this old whimsy came from an amazing estate on Madeline Island in Lake Superior that had been built by two Norwegian brothers in 1905 and was filled to the brim with a lifetime collection of antiques. With its original (pretty mellow) gold paint, I believe it dates to the first quarter of the 20th c, and is a good one either hung from one nail or just sitting on the shelf. Nicely carved and balls roll around freely. All