An Early Gold Mercury Glass Witches Ball or Bottle c.1820-50

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An Early Gold Mercury Glass Witches Ball or Bottle c.1820-50Origin: English Period: Early Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1820 50 Diameter: 4 Height: 5. 75 (without cork) The hand blown amber gold mercury glass witches ball or bottle having a corked tapering neck accompanied by string, and when hung reflecting an entire room, showing a beautiful all over patination, survives from nineteenth century England in beautifully original condition. The condition is largely what one would like and expect to find

bought in)

There are no holes or tears and thus the condition remains in that desirable place between well worn and vintage

We cannot find another example of a pier mirror where it is decorated with a painted armorial

dressed in a white jumpsuit with red & black polka dot style decoration

Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 10 inches

While there he married the daughter of an Augsburg goldsmith and is known to have come in contact with Carlo Maratti and Vanvitelli

Viola herself was also the author of Practical Tempera Painting in 1949 and The Art of Gilding in 1940

The knob handles are original though have some small losses

Marion Indianapolis

gently descending toward the front with the terminals of the arms bent slightly back in a rhythmic yet reserved curve

scale or reality

Length: 18 inches (Pole)