Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy antique Mexican retablo High gloss photograph

High gloss photograph

as of June 17

Good overall condition with deterioration to the image as detailed

That pillow has some weight

so I removed the print from the backing it was attached to (cutting carefully through old masking tape to do so) and have put it in a simple black frame with white matte

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy antique Mexican retablo High gloss photographVery 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