Antique Carved Folk Art Whimsy Rattle (with Extra Good Rattling Sound) wire bowl which ranges from a Red

which ranges from a Red Delicious sort of red to a little browner nearer the bottom

I'd guess with a cigar in his mouth

6 1/4" t x 2 1/8" w and in good condition

where one can appreciate the detail

almost like a three dimensional drawing in space with a rather balletic feeling to its lines

Antique Carved Folk Art Whimsy Rattle (with Extra Good Rattling Sound) wire bowl which ranges from a RedI've gotten more and more into these old whimsy or puzzle rattles, constructed of carved, interlocking bits like ball in cage type whimsies and the like, each one of these rattles is very much its own thing, reflective of the skills and ambitions of its maker. It was clearly not a master carver who made this one and of course it is its relative humbleness and crudeness that makes this one especially empathetic to me. What they were masterful in,