Sweet Antique Ball in Cage with Link Whimsy with Remnants of Gold Paint watercolor and collage and the rest of it

and the rest of it carved of ebony

This one I purchased from the same seller as the daguerreotype of the drawing of the  child I just listed

I believe likely German made and classifiable as "putz" (composition)

and I think has quite a lovely shape to it

This is the last copy in existence

Sweet Antique Ball in Cage with Link Whimsy with Remnants of Gold Paint watercolor and collage and the rest of itNot fancy, but just right, and a good old one late 19th very early 20th c. I believe, found in Pennsylvanian, and with some of its old gold paint still hanging on in spots subtle, but visible up close. Stands on its own, with its one link dangling, and a very nice feel to it.