Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf folk art stork It shows some age: there

It shows some age: there is a tear near the center of the water

and porcupine quills popping out everywhere--at an antique shop in Newburyport

The first of the two was dated 1828

he studied ceramics alongside glass

it's glazed a terrific mottled peachy-orange

Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf folk art stork It shows some age: thereWhat's especially cool about this old carved whimsy is that the "shelf" separating the two balls slides all the way up and down inside. It was made to hang (the hanging loop is original to it), such that gravity forces the slider down to rest on top of the lower ball, but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes. It's an old one, carved of pine I believe, with wear to the paint along the corners, to the good I think. 4 5 8" tall (5