Ball in Cage on Chain, Old Folk Art Whimsy Carving antqieu game spinner Great color palette on the

Great color palette on the wooden blocks

I am listing additional examples from the same portfolio in a separate posting

Ipswich [England] August 15

or reversal of fortune

Because we are inching toward the mid-terms

Ball in Cage on Chain, Old Folk Art Whimsy Carving antqieu game spinner Great color palette on theAnother week, another carved whimsy, because I love them in all of their variety, and you snap them up as soon as a find them. This one from a dealer in Pennsylvania who always brings a wonderful trove to Brimfield. Earlier 20th century I believe, with a really nice shape to the links, satisfying carve marks all over (I really like it when one can feel the long labor of whittling that ball into round) , and a nice warm dry patina. With graphite marks