Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter This one was definitely well

This one was definitely well used

with nice aging to the paint and scattered scuffs and wear attesting to its use

Perhaps it was made to be an ashtray

The interior of the drawers reveal its crate wood construction

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter This one was definitely wellVery rare that I come across a whimsy as fancy and skillfully carved as this one, which I know was found in Minneapolis, but which I might guess, based on the manner of hard wood and manner of carving is British, though I don't know for sure. Whatever the case, 19th century I do believe, and quite finely done, all from one piece of wood, with two perfectly round balls in thin walled cages, the top one stepping back a bit from the one below, and two