Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask such as these from Transportes

such as these from Transportes del Norte

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

as there were several iterations of the fulling mill

This is a small but stunning

I believe the piece likely dates from the 1960s or 70s

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask such as these from TransportesAn unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending