Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf antique woven paper heart it is a very very

it is a very very skillful rendering of a published version

each featuring a couple--one by the sea

and loosely brushed on pinkish paint against black on the sides

pre-1940s or so

could not be lovelier

Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf antique woven paper heart it is a very veryWhat's especially cool about this old carved whimsy is that the "shelf" separating the two balls slides all the way up and down inside. It was made to hang (the hanging loop is original to it), such that gravity forces the slider down to rest on top of the lower ball, but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes. It's an old one, carved of pine I believe, with wear to the paint along the corners, to the good I think. 4 5 8" tall (5