Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy ranch style It measures 21" across by

It measures 21" across by 17" tall

4" wide x 2 1/4" deep x 1 1/2" tall

and the flourish on the top of his hat

As such I think this may be a relative early piece

These signed pieces date to sometime between the 17th and 19th century

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy ranch style It measures 21" across byI'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