Five Balls in Cage Eight Inch Whimsy, Marion, Ohio, 1966 figurative nutcracker I found her at an

I found her at an estate sale loaded with Victorian era antiques

and all arranged in rows surrounded by shading in autumnal shades of burnt orange and ochre

where he created a range of Judaic objects including Hanukkah lamps and candlesticks as well as jewellery and figurines such as these

These little walnut ones are especially lovely

but also terrific used as a serving plate

Five Balls in Cage Eight Inch Whimsy, Marion, Ohio, 1966 figurative nutcracker I found her at anI love that the maker of this whimsy used the balls not only to sign it (ELD) and date it (1966), but also to note the site of its making, which appears to be Gran Camp Gorge (noted on one ball), Marion Ohio (on another)! And then they carved their monogram and date again into either end, just to be sure it would endure! A pretty good job they did I think, though the balls are somewhat irregular in size and shape, with the first ball, with no writing