A Very Rare 19thC Glass Domed Snow Globe sub-Decorative Objects as you are ever likely

as you are ever likely to see

a real bit of fun in a dark world

The figure was almost certainly owned by John Stafford of Paignton before that (as a lot of Elgar’s pieces were from Ray) who was a famous and successful Punch and Judy performer down in Devon

rocks and mineral specimens

with the tough skin on the elephants and texture to the palm fronds both well rendered

A Very Rare 19thC Glass Domed Snow Globe sub-Decorative Objects as you are ever likelyOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: 1890 1900 Height: 4 inches Diameter: 2. 75 inches (at base) The early lead glass domed snow globe with knob finial on an ebonised circular ceramic plinth base with remnants of gilding having a ceramic(?) ebony representation of a church amongst water within, survives from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The globe has not been repaired or restored in any way, the gilt