Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique turned wood cup Wear all over but overall

Wear all over but overall in good shape

and then wonderful decorative forms down the middle: windmill-like shapes at the center of each side

I have not found another quite like it but think it is likely Victorian era/early 20th c

10 3/4" tall x 4 1/4" wide x 1/2" across at bracket

whether filled with flowers or not--the form is just gorgeous

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique turned wood cup Wear all over but overallWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large