Thinly Caged Old Carved Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy with Hanging Loop and Warm Patina tabletop stage coach with the inked lettering making

with the inked lettering making me believe earlier 19th century than later

there is just an atmospheric-ness and luminosity about them that is its own very special thing

but in a rainbow spectrum

I first grabbed this wooden egg for its beautiful exterior

Thinly Caged Old Carved Pine Ball in Cage Whimsy with Hanging Loop and Warm Patina tabletop stage coach with the inked lettering makingA sweet old whimsy, carved of pine I believe, with a deep dry wood patina. On one hand quite elegant, with those very thinly carved, tall walls to the cage, but then with a slightly wonky shape to the hanging loop finial, which makes the presence of the hand of its maker very palpable. Lovely. 4 1 2 t x 1 3 16 wide and deep. Very good condition, with no splits or to those thin walls or other issues. Stands squarely on its four little feet.