Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny as well as an old

as well as an old piece of what I think is blue bubble gum

) But it is in overall good condition

when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phénakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau)  and reversal portraits were circulated

Turning something

Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny as well as an oldIf I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy, this would pretty much be it! Very skillfully carved, with super elegant lines I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom, and held in by the very thinnest of walls; just lovely. And it really feels quite luxurious at about 7 3 4 inches tall as much as a small modernist sculpture as a folk carving! Happily it is signed and