Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter 8 1/8" t x 4

8 1/8" t x 4 5/8" w x 5 1/2" d

with nice aging to the paint and scattered scuffs and wear attesting to its use

with the pink glow of that watermelon  completely doing it for me

and I always think some blank space to one side on these old rppcs makes them better

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter 8 1/8" t x 4Very rare that I come across a whimsy as fancy and skillfully carved as this one, which I know was found in Minneapolis, but which I might guess, based on the manner of hard wood and manner of carving is British, though I don't know for sure. Whatever the case, 19th century I do believe, and quite finely done, all from one piece of wood, with two perfectly round balls in thin walled cages, the top one stepping back a bit from the one below, and two