Lovely Tall Antique Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy with Bulb Shaped Handle paint set and also because it makes

and also because it makes the tin feel like a present and a promise of marvelous delights

young woman with beach ball on the other--but it's the erotic nudes on the interior that really make it

and a page of "Judgment notes" including the following: "I am constrained to plant a grove / for the fair maid that I love / of nineteen trees in nine strait rows / Nine in each row I must place / Or I will never see her face

and just in time for Halloween

Lovely Tall Antique Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy with Bulb Shaped Handle paint set and also because it makesGreat lines on this tall antique carved ball in cage whimsy, with lovely bulb top, which doubles as a handle for waving it around, and makes me think perhaps I should call it a rattle. Beautifully carved, nice scale, wonderful dry wood patina, stands up straight on its own; super. 8 15 16" t x 1 1 2" w x 1 1 2" d, very good antique condition.