Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter with its speckles all over

with its speckles all over together with veins in the alabaster showing through making it extremely believable if not all that appetizing

with the pink glow of that watermelon  completely doing it for me

I've looked at enough of these carved Inuit figures to feel pretty confident that he dates to the late 19th century or so

The interior of the drawers reveal its crate wood construction

with 2 full decks of cards plus jokers

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy sculptural planter with its speckles all overVery 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