Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy with Ball Cages
Charming outsider art / folk art carved whimsy with linked ball in box whittled from one continuous piece of wood (possibly spruce, in this case). Very good, vintage condition, and a decorative object for table top or wall hanging. Colloquially called a "Whimsy" because it serves no practical function other than as a whimsical object, this charming piece of American folk art appears unrefined upon first glance. Whimsies, however, are typically whittled from one continuous piece of wood, making them far more complex than they reveal. There is a long history of these objects being created by “hobos”, soldiers and sailors but the art of whittling is as old and wide reaching as you can imagine.
Approx: 18” and 16”
Charming outsider art / folk art carved whimsy with linked ball in box whittled from one continuous piece of wood (possibly spruce, in this case). Very good, vintage condition, and a decorative object for table top or wall hanging. Colloquially called a "Whimsy" because it serves no practical function other than as a whimsical object, this charming piece of American folk art appears unrefined upon first glance. Whimsies, however, are typically whittled from one continuous piece of wood, making them far more complex than they reveal. There is a long history of these objects being created by “hobos”, soldiers and sailors but the art of whittling is as old and wide reaching as you can imagine.
Approx: 18” and 16”
Charming outsider art / folk art carved whimsy with linked ball in box whittled from one continuous piece of wood (possibly spruce, in this case). Very good, vintage condition, and a decorative object for table top or wall hanging. Colloquially called a "Whimsy" because it serves no practical function other than as a whimsical object, this charming piece of American folk art appears unrefined upon first glance. Whimsies, however, are typically whittled from one continuous piece of wood, making them far more complex than they reveal. There is a long history of these objects being created by “hobos”, soldiers and sailors but the art of whittling is as old and wide reaching as you can imagine.
Approx: 18” and 16”
