Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf antique woven paper heart 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in great antique condition

but none as striking and unusual as this one

with one dark area on one side of the exterior

who purchased it in Sweden

pre-1940s or so

Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf antique woven paper heart 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"What's especially cool about this old carved whimsy is that the "shelf" separating the two balls slides all the way up and down inside. It was made to hang (the hanging loop is original to it), such that gravity forces the slider down to rest on top of the lower ball, but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes. It's an old one, carved of pine I believe, with wear to the paint along the corners, to the good I think. 4 5 8" tall (5