Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny It is shallow enough to

It is shallow enough to make it perfect for displaying a selection of favorite rocks

The backs of these terrific old tramp art frames--late 19th or early 20th century I believe--are almost as great as their fronts

capturing the extraordinary  beauty and spirit of this exceptional Eskimo/Inuit carving

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editor and art director of early fashion magazines “Le Style Parisien” (making Parisian fashion accessible to consumers in New York and London) and “Gazette du Bon Ton” (a higher brow “journal of good taste”)

Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny It is shallow enough toIf I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy, this would pretty much be it! Very skillfully carved, with super elegant lines I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom, and held in by the very thinnest of walls; just lovely. And it really feels quite luxurious at about 7 3 4 inches tall as much as a small modernist sculpture as a folk carving! Happily it is signed and