Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts wooden tray The plate measures 11 3/4"

The plate measures 11 3/4" across at widest diameter and 1" high

7 7/8" x 5 1/4" x 1/2"

and a small crease at the bottom of the page below her right foot

with nicely detailed face and all over spots

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts wooden tray The plate measures 11 3/4"An unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending