Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting and indeed the sculpture is

and indeed the sculpture is quite heavy for its size

Plus quite a menagerie of fans way in the back

12 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" deep (11 1/4" including handle) x 6 1/2" tall

overall very good condition with stitches holding it together still tight

but there is a small chip to the tail of the bird on the second tiger

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting and indeed the sculpture isI've seen other whimsy "cages" with gothic sorts of spikes like this one, but I've never seen one where the ball sits on a pedestal inside of it, like a tee for a ball never to be hit! I believe this one likely dates to the late 19th early 20th c., and has definitely been knocked around a bit, with a few dings and paint loss around the sides, a small chip to one side of the "pedestal", and a little loss to what was surely once a sharp point at the