Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess vintage tramp art box 8 7/8" tall x 3

8 7/8" tall x 3 5/8" wide x 3 1/4" deep

I believe it dates to the 1960s

where I'd feel genially greeted and guarded

but none anywhere close to as lovely as this one

I just really like laying them out on the table and moving them around

Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess vintage tramp art box 8 7/8" tall x 3This particular form, a long and tall ball in cage feeling as much a modernist sculpture as a whimsy, seems to have been the specialty of John E. Coppess of Sunfield, Michigan, who signed it on the bottom, and by whom I found a very similar whimsy several months ago dated 1975! A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910, so would have been well into his 70s when he carved this one, and I have to imagine making it gave him quite a lot of