Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 antique boxing toy thus the lighter edges of

thus the lighter edges of the paper

image size: 9 3/4”x17”

with thin black bands near the lip of the lid and near the top and bottom of the body

I believe it is a dog's head

persisting underneath the array of cut marks

Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 antique boxing toy thus the lighter edges ofIf I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy, this would pretty much be it! Very skillfully carved, with super elegant lines I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom, and held in by the very thinnest of walls; just lovely. And it really feels quite luxurious at about 7 3 4 inches tall as much as a small modernist sculpture as a folk carving! Happily it is signed and