Big Chunky Carved Whimsy with Links an Ball in Cage 1930s matte green vase Smaller 3 1/4" l x

Smaller 3 1/4" l x 1 7/8" t x 1" w

I think the design-- executed in low relief and glazed a lighter brown--is just terrific

and in fact I purchased a whole salad set at an estate sale just to get them

and exposed clay on the interior and bottom

Big Chunky Carved Whimsy with Links an Ball in Cage 1930s matte green vase Smaller 3 1/4" l xThis carved whimsy is quite the opposite of refined, which is much of what I love about it, plus the fact that both end pieces can be stood up, with the two links crossed above them, making it perfect for sitting like a sculpture on a shelf. It's big and chunky 16 1 4" inches long when stretched out and 1 5 8 inches wide and deep and the ball makes a nice rattle in its cage when shaken! It would be good hung on the wall by one of the links, too.