12 Inch 19th Century Six Ball in Cage Painted Pine Whimsy with Rich Patina choppy seascape and then stippled black hair

and then stippled black hair and red crosses for his eyes--perfectly offset by the great green of the handle

but the sentences are great--not loaded with the religiosity of the second great awakening

though I personally might opt to hang it from a different orientation

(or for the one who doesn't quite

beautiful and a very satisfying thing to hold

12 Inch 19th Century Six Ball in Cage Painted Pine Whimsy with Rich Patina choppy seascape and then stippled black hairHard to tell the scale here but this is a large one a foot long and an old one, 19th century I believe, with remnants of original dry red paint. The six balls inside are fairly small for the "cage" meaning that they naturally land in a staggered way, as show in first several photos, which I really love. Terrific old patina, substantial presence, nice both stood on end and laid horizontal. 12" x 2 1 8" x 2 1 8". Very good antique condition, no losses,