Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy dansk design but I also love more

but I also love more straightforwardly functional ones like this great looking double-sided "gifts" sign (and two others

and which now allows one to remove the figure entirely and

as pictured in detailed photos

I believe this one dates from the 1830s-1850s

and artist statements

Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy dansk design but I also love moreI'm always on the hunt for interesting whimsies carved from one piece of wood; this is the first I've come across like this, which I love both for how nicely it is carved, and also because who doesn't want to hold the proverbial keys to the castle? With the keys knocking against each other when one shakes it, it also has a bit of a connection to whimsy rattles I think, and looking at that perfectly round loop holding the keys I can't help but to think