Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique design blocks just really striking

just really striking

hence the notion to hang it on the wall--though perhaps someone more industrious than I could put this vise to good practical use

But lucky for a November baby

9 5/8" long x 6 1/2" wide x 3/8" deep

From what I can tell it is an extremely rare one

Huge Antique Sculptural Carved Whimsy with One Ball in Ornate Cage antique design blocks just really strikingThis giant whimsy feels more like a piece of architecture than a carving, an a bit of a gothic one at that. I just fell in love with its dramatic form and ornately carved details, with a great mix of horizontals and verticals and terrific five point stars at the cornice, where the columns meet the anglular roof. I also find it both excellent and amusing that all of this skill and labor was applied to creating a whimsy that houses just one smallish