Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting I think it is a

I think it is a pretty old one

12 7/8" wide x 10 1/4" deep (11 1/4" including handle) x 6 1/2" tall

which is as carefully painted as her front

yielding unexpected choices such as the fantastic use of silver paint for that  jacket

as this one does

Unusual Ball (on Pedestal) in Cage Antique Black Painted Carved Whimsy sold landscape painting I think it is aI've seen other whimsy "cages" with gothic sorts of spikes like this one, but I've never seen one where the ball sits on a pedestal inside of it, like a tee for a ball never to be hit! I believe this one likely dates to the late 19th early 20th c., and has definitely been knocked around a bit, with a few dings and paint loss around the sides, a small chip to one side of the "pedestal", and a little loss to what was surely once a sharp point at the