Very Large, Unusual Old Pine Carved Whimsy with Two Balls in Cages on Center Post Northwest Coast and I'm pretty fussy about

and I'm pretty fussy about the ones I like

13 1/2" long x 4" tall x 1 3/8" deep

tapered front legs ending in ball feet

which though fairly light in weight feels substantial

but no one ever seems to know anything about them

Very Large, Unusual Old Pine Carved Whimsy with Two Balls in Cages on Center Post Northwest Coast and I'm pretty fussy aboutI am always looking for oversized whimsies, especially, which feel more like sculptures or tabletop architectures than little carvings. This is that, and unlike another I've seen, with the two balls connected to a central post, such that they remain forever at the center of their cages as opposed to bouncing around. The post is a separate piece of wood on which the balls can be turned on the horizontal axis though I think likely carved from the same