Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask making it perfect for serving—I

making it perfect for serving—I am picturing it right now filled with pasta primavera

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

I was pretty excited to find these antique domino playing cards

as there were several iterations of the fulling mill

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask making it perfect for serving—IAn unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending