Gold Painted Finely Carved Two Balls in Cage Rattle Whimsy brass oobject These old noisemakers--aka clappers

These old noisemakers--aka clappers

I'd guess the colorful banding

and a pretty old one I believe

which I'd guess was a writing box

and very pale blue)

Gold Painted Finely Carved Two Balls in Cage Rattle Whimsy brass oobject These old noisemakers--aka clappersQuite an old one, very nicely done, and with its original gold paint making it especially special and festive for the holidays! Being a rattle of sorts, this might be a good whimsy to gift a a much beloved child, with the expectation that it be handed down from one generation to the next and definitely it's seen a few generations already But if just keeping for yourself, it's nice for just propping somewhere balanced on its pointy end (it just needs