Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina tiny architecture with a pronounced rounded lip

with a pronounced rounded lip

I snatched it up immediately

and think it would be great filled with anything from a narcissus to an orchid to something leafy green

created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909

each measuring six inches tall by 1 3/8" in diameter

Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina tiny architecture with a pronounced rounded lipQuite an old one, with bulb handles on either end which make me think it was made to be a rattle, easy to grab a hold of and wave, or throw, around. Amazing patina to the pine wood, with a great warm presence that one feels accrued as it was passed along from one generation to the next to the next. 5 1 2" l x 7 8" wide and deep. It shows plenty of age and wear but is in very good condition, with no splits or cracks or other issues.