Lovely Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Rattle with Fancy Underside leg the bottom of this basket

the bottom of this basket shows the museum accession number for it

I just love these old wooden spinning tops as objects

This charmer

for the details

are typically used for painting on porcelain

Lovely Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Rattle with Fancy Underside leg the bottom of this basketDefinitely an old one, with a beautiful warm patina to the pine, and lovely detailing to the underside of the base, which makes it seem as if it could function as a butter stamp as well! The faceted top makes a perfect handle for waving out around as a rattle, and feels great in the hand. Very nice. 5 t x 1 1 8 wide and deep and in great, I would guess antique, condition.