Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball cup with rings It makes me think of

It makes me think of an illustration in a French or Spanish text book used for teaching vocabulary

I have no idea

there is just one broken bit off the the end of one of the clay weights

I find the interplay between the solid matte black and the translucent blue

Hand-carved Wooden Whimsey Linked Ball cup with rings It makes me think ofJust a super sweet old carved whimsy, 5 inches long, with a bit of weight, making it useful atop a stack of papers, but also great just hung from a nail on the wall. I especially love the carving marks on the round sides of the ball, reminding one of how much effort it would take to make one of these! 5" long x 1 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition. I am not certain the age on this but know that it was held in a family estate for many years;