Geometric Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy rectangular wooden box with small dings and wear

with small dings and wear and paint loss here and there

The piece is by  Edwin Willard Deming (1860–1942)

This is one of several just in drawings by Helen Wagner Malta (1912-1975)

I believe it may have been a collections box

Last one of these c

Geometric Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy rectangular wooden box with small dings and wearAnother carved whimsy, a simple ball in cage, but which I really like for its sharp edges, which make it feel kind of like a little modernist sculpture. I like the stain on this one too, which reads almost orange, adding to its modern feel. And the ball rolls around freely, bouncing off the walls forever. 2 1 8" x 1 1 16: x 1 1 16". Very good condition, with a little loss of stain along the edges, all to the good I think.