Lovely Tall Antique Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy with Bulb Shaped Handle paint set This is exactly the sort

This is exactly the sort of cup that makes me want to bake a chocolate torte so that I can serve after dinner espresso in this cup with it

I would just mat it and put it in a very simple frame

and a page of "Judgment notes" including the following: "I am constrained to plant a grove / for the fair maid that I love / of nineteen trees in nine strait rows / Nine in each row I must place / Or I will never see her face

and also because it makes the tin feel like a present and a promise of marvelous delights

young woman with beach ball on the other--but it's the erotic nudes on the interior that really make it

Lovely Tall Antique Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy with Bulb Shaped Handle paint set This is exactly the sortGreat lines on this tall antique carved ball in cage whimsy, with lovely bulb top, which doubles as a handle for waving it around, and makes me think perhaps I should call it a rattle. Beautifully carved, nice scale, wonderful dry wood patina, stands up straight on its own; super. 8 15 16" t x 1 1 2" w x 1 1 2" d, very good antique condition.