Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina box with fish with its extraordinarily expressive face

with its extraordinarily expressive face and posture

but most often populated with figures and animals

While some later reproductions of these were made

for a total of 15

In an old black-painted wood frame

Antique Carved Pine Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsy with Marvelous Patina box with fish with its extraordinarily expressive faceQuite 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.