Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair sap bucket which if one looks closely

which if one looks closely include a few vines bearing hearts

This beautiful small pottery plate with two spiraling fish is a bit of a mystery

and many years of happy service in it yet

with a nice fat

such that the lid sits very nicely

Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair sap bucket which if one looks closelyLittle but hugely wonderful! These two definitely have well over a hundred years on them, and I'd think well more than that. I'd bet were made from the same piece of wood; they are of the same width, and the little bust with stool legs stacks perfectly atop the ball in cage. They bear what I believe their original black stain paint, which I think adds to a bit of mystery about them. Really great. And note the tiny carved "x"s on one side of the