Chunky Old Ball and a Half in Cage Whimsy with Best Patina bine ruler with caliper including printed booklet showing an

including printed booklet showing an array of Teach a Tot Toy's educational products

I think it might have been sitting for the past 50 years or so

housed in the just the same type of cornflower blue painted box--though those in a different palette

which this watercolor does a lovely job of capturing

Chunky Old Ball and a Half in Cage Whimsy with Best Patina bine ruler with caliper including printed booklet showing anThis one is lot about patina and presence and feel in the hand, but also about the form of the carving, which has a sort of voluptuousness to it, and especially that sort of half ball, atop which the fully round one can rest when turned right side up. I find its protrusion quite satisfying, as if it were in the process of pushing its way out of the wood and into the world. The mother and child of whimsies! 5 1 2" t x 1 3 4 and in very good condition,