Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy carved vessel perhaps with some little sheep

perhaps with some little sheep grazing nearby

Complete double six set

carved of bone

with no bends or dings at all

as it appears there are a few stray brown threads near the top

Finely Carved Antique Double Ball in Cage Architectural Standing Whimsy carved vessel perhaps with some little sheepVery rare that I come across a whimsy as fancy and skillfully carved as this one, which I know was found in Minneapolis, but which I might guess, based on the manner of hard wood and manner of carving is British, though I don't know for sure. Whatever the case, 19th century I do believe, and quite finely done, all from one piece of wood, with two perfectly round balls in thin walled cages, the top one stepping back a bit from the one below, and two