Character-full Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsy Made by G. W. L. Benedict (?) lower jaw model and I love the perfectly

and I love the perfectly round form of this one echoed in the perfectly round loop of a handle

A total beauty of an antique Wabanaki basket

front end papers and first spiderweb patterned protective sheet but after that very dry

with two old splits in the decorative pieces above each mirror

later spreading to many other areas

Character-full Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsy Made by G. W. L. Benedict (?) lower jaw model and I love the perfectlyI'm always looking for carved whimsies but distinctive old ones seem increasingly hard to come by. Three today though, each special in its own way, and this my favorite, including for how the top evinces the beginnings of a heart. With old sticker bearing the name of the maker still stuck on it a bit hard to decipher the last name and there is a bit of ink bleed stain there, but my best guess is G. W. L. Benedict. Found in Maine, and I believe of