Well Carved, Very Old Single Ball in Cage Whimsy antique razor knife sharpening stone is in excellent condition

is in excellent condition

as red paint spills through her two big front teeth

and I believe based on a popular advertising image of the time

and I know pretty rare--and this set is really in excellent condition

I discovered this wonderful little clay woman with child at the estate sale of a choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

Well Carved, Very Old Single Ball in Cage Whimsy antique razor knife sharpening stone is in excellent conditionA simple, and I think quite an elegant one with those tall, nicely rounded arches to the cage and a very round ball inside, which is pretty tight in the cage rolling around inside but tight enough to stick at top if one tries. 19th c. I believe, with a wonderful dark patina to the dry wood, and of a nice scale at almost 6 inches long. 5 7 8" x 1 11 16" x 1 11 16" and in very good antique condition.