Large, Substantial Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy light wood carved chain down to too tiny to

down to too tiny to handle

And beautiful chip carving on the interlocking crown of thorns type structural framework

rather than signed like this one

horns in hand

small tears/losses to three corners

Large, Substantial Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy light wood carved chain down to too tiny toI realize it would be good, at least with some things, to include other objects in photos for scale which would be helpful in the case of this large whimsy, which feels more like modernist design object than whimsy carving. I would guess mid 20th century, with clean lines and substantial presence. There are some hatch marks on the ball, including what almost looks like a carved KH, as if it were meant for me to find it!:) 6 3 16" tall x 2 3 16" wide