Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair sap bucket including thicker bands of burgundy

including thicker bands of burgundy

The game is complete and in very good condition

and many years of happy service in it yet

I think it is the transparency that makes this piece really wonderful

so seems small even for a baby shoe

Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair sap bucket including thicker bands of burgundyLittle but hugely wonderful! These two definitely have well over a hundred years on them, and I'd think well more than that. I'd bet were made from the same piece of wood; they are of the same width, and the little bust with stool legs stacks perfectly atop the ball in cage. They bear what I believe their original black stain paint, which I think adds to a bit of mystery about them. Really great. And note the tiny carved "x"s on one side of the