Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy 1950s Japanese toy I'd guess all three date

I'd guess all three date to 1900 or so

it looks to me as if it was cut out from a larger painting

making it look quite Pollock-esque

of which there are an incredible variety

Vintage 1970s I would guess

Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy 1950s Japanese toy I'd guess all three dateA great old one, and an unusual one for the old black and mellow gold paint on it, with painted designs, including several X's, giving it a bit of a mystical feel, as if it once dangled at the end of a chain used in secret ceremonies who knows?! Nicely carved with a very round ball in the cage and a great old alligatored surface now. Good for hanging from a nail on the wall, setting somewhere, or wearing around one's neck as a dramatic pendant! 5 3 8"