Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles but there is a compound

but there is a compound effect to having the four together

This is one of my favorite things ever

and want to fill every pretty bowl I have with them

and by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) had become one of its most appreciated art forms

the bright blue ground

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles but there is a compoundWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large