Incredible Pair of Ornate Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsies, with Stand peach I was thrilled then to

I was thrilled then to find this super sweet heart-shaped frame

a studio ceramicist from Keene New Hampshire (very near where I found this) who studied at Southern Oregon State College

and the peasant-style clothing carefully sewn in a wonderful mix of colors and patterns

Signed at lower right but I can't quite make out the name

sculptor and photographer who moved to Rome in 1838

Incredible Pair of Ornate Antique Double Ball in Cage Whimsies, with Stand peach I was thrilled then toThese I do believe are just about the most spectacular whimsies I've seen, and certainly had in my possession. Each was carved from one piece of wood, with either two or three small balls inside of each ones two cagesthe taller with carved fists at either end, the shorter with crosshatched patterns that for some reason remind me of pineapples! Ornately detailed all over, they make me think of bons bons rolled in fancy paper and cinched with bows at