Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting 12 7/8" wide x 10

12 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" deep (11 1/4" including handle) x 6 1/2" tall

as this one does

Classic for a reason

I think it is a pretty old one

and indeed the sculpture is quite heavy for its size

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting 12 7/8" wide x 10I've seen other whimsy "cages" with gothic sorts of spikes like this one, but I've never seen one where the ball sits on a pedestal inside of it, like a tee for a ball never to be hit! I believe this one likely dates to the late 19th early 20th c., and has definitely been knocked around a bit, with a few dings and paint loss around the sides, a small chip to one side of the "pedestal", and a little loss to what was surely once a sharp point at the