Woodcarving has been a popular art form in the United States since Europeans immigrated to North America in the 1600s and brought their trade along with them. In the 1700s, hand carvers began to build highly decorative wooden furniture. By the mid1800s, hand carving as a business venture began to decline when carving machines offered greater production at a lower cost. Many hand carvers turned to “Whimsies” projects as an art form. We are pleased to offer this Antique Carved Wooden Paint Decorated Folk Art Balls in a Puzzle Cages Whimsy from New England circa 1880s for your consideration. The Wooden Carved Whimsy has intricate carved workmanship and was carved by a master woodworker. The Wooden Carved Whimsy has two separate cages. The top cage is of rectangular shape and retains a green painted original surface. The wooden puzzle ball is painted white. The bottom cage of the Wooden Carved Whimsy is also painted green with a larger red wooden puzzle ball inside of the rectangular cage. Both of the rectangular cages sit on a turned paint decorated base with a large metal spike. The age of the whimsy can be seen by the dry age crack in the wooden base. The whimsy is strong and sturdy and is not affected by the dry age crack at the base which only adds character and authenticity to the Antique Folk Art. The Balls in the Cages Whimsy was carved from a single piece of wood and the base was turned from a separate piece of wood. The Wooden Carved Whimsy is in excellent condition and has age appropriate patina. 21 Inches High, 5 Inches Wide, and 5 Inches Deep. The item “Antique 1880s New England Folk Art Carved Painted Puzzle Balls Cage Whimsy aafa” is in sale since Thursday, August 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “northbayshoreantiques302″ and is located in Milton, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: US-Northeast
- Artist: Unknown
- Style: Americana
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Material: Wood
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Type: Whimsy
- Year: 1800s
- Features: Hand Carved
- Width (Inches): 5 Inches
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Folk Art
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 21 inches