Super Crisp Modernist Tower Whimsy with Sliding Center Cage (Copy) ash splint I've long been admiring 19th

I've long been admiring 19th century folk art mourning pictures in this manner

just light surface rust to the handle

but definitely thought it was a beautifully constructed thing

ebony wood backs

And with Horticulture

Super Crisp Modernist Tower Whimsy with Sliding Center Cage (Copy) ash splint I've long been admiring 19thA very crisp, very modernist minimalist feeling whimsy, including for the center ball in cage, which slides allowing for viewer participation! (And it will hold in the "up" position when stood on end.) I love a tower whimsy, and a modular sculpture, and this feels to me like the Sol Lewitt of whimsies! 7 1 4" t x approx 1 1 4" x 1 1 4". Excellent condition, beautifully executed, mid 20th century I presume.