Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique carved wood mask At first I thought this

At first I thought this lovely hand-painted postcard depicted a bunch of green olives still on the branch

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woven and wrapped around the handles with what I believe is a waxed thread

They are 6 1/2" long and 1/4" diameter

Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique carved wood mask At first I thought thisThis giant whimsy feels more like a piece of architecture than a carving, an a bit of a gothic one at that. I just fell in love with its dramatic form and ornately carved details, with a great mix of horizontals and verticals and terrific five point stars at the cornice, where the columns meet the anglular roof. I also find it both excellent and amusing that all of this skill and labor was applied to creating a whimsy that houses just one smallish