Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links Chinese porcelain cricket box Teeming with life

Teeming with life

This is the most beautiful clothes pin I think I've ever seen

with an opening of 2

finely done and lovelier in person

hand-painted with red eyes

Double Ball in Cage Whimsy with Chain Links Chinese porcelain cricket box Teeming with lifeThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. What I especially like about this one is the arches at the top and bottom of each side of the "cage," lending it a certain grace, and the scale of the carved balls in relation to that cage, such that they've got lots of room to roll around. With two carved chain links extending