Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch green vase and this is really a

and this is really a striking one

I believe the stone is rose quartz

and it is unmarked

an elementary school teacher in Ossining

and to my eye a truly stunning one

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch green vase and this is really aWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large