Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy antique Mexican retablo Small questions cards 2 1/2"

Small questions cards 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Just a wonderful portrait I think

I've come across a few others (though none as lovely)

Well used and aged

I think original to the frame

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy antique Mexican retablo Small questions cards 2 1/2"Very 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