Super Crisp Modernist Tower Whimsy with Sliding Center Cage (Copy) wonderful drawing Made in Japan

Made in Japan

My favorite things though are two tintype portraits--one of beautiful woman looking very much the gypsy

but perhaps they were not very effective in holding it

Perhaps made long ago as a present for its inhabitants

just a few minutes after he had been brought into the shop

Super Crisp Modernist Tower Whimsy with Sliding Center Cage (Copy) wonderful drawing Made in JapanA very crisp, very modernist minimalist feeling whimsy, including for the center ball in cage, which slides allowing for viewer participation! (And it will hold in the "up" position when stood on end.) I love a tower whimsy, and a modular sculpture, and this feels to me like the Sol Lewitt of whimsies! 7 1 4" t x approx 1 1 4" x 1 1 4". Excellent condition, beautifully executed, mid 20th century I presume.