Large, Substantial Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy light wood carved chain And beautiful chip carving on

And beautiful chip carving on the interlocking crown of thorns type structural framework

down to too tiny to handle

The back of the canvas is signed Andrea Panella

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this gorgeous "In Outer Space" print in 1966

Large, Substantial Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy light wood carved chain And beautiful chip carving onI realize it would be good, at least with some things, to include other objects in photos for scale which would be helpful in the case of this large whimsy, which feels more like modernist design object than whimsy carving. I would guess mid 20th century, with clean lines and substantial presence. There are some hatch marks on the ball, including what almost looks like a carved KH, as if it were meant for me to find it!:) 6 3 16" tall x 2 3 16" wide