Bottle Shaped Architectural Carved Pine Whimsy with Crown Top parlour games with some loss of the

with some loss of the bright yellow nailed-on trim around the lower sides

I’m not sure if there was ever a purpose for these—perhaps a doll’s library

Perhaps it lost one tiny one along the way

It stands straight without wobble on its flat bottom and is carved on the back with what appears to be a triangle and a 6 or a 9 and a "V" like mark

Bottle Shaped Architectural Carved Pine Whimsy with Crown Top parlour games with some loss of theFound together with a second whimsy just listed, and I presume by the same maker. This one has no moving parts, but I have a special love for "architectural" sorts of whimsies like this, and this one seems almost as if it should exist inside of a bottle, with that excellent crown like top poking out as a stopper and so it invokes a nice presence absence sort of dynamic. Stands on its own, with a nice warm dry wood patina, pine I believe. 8 3 4" x 1 3