A Mixed Group of Eleven Victorian Mercury Glass Witches Balls c.1890-1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Referred to as the Celtic

Referred to as the Celtic harp

having the original heavy mercury glass plate surrounded by an acanthus giltwood and gesso frame to a gadrooned border terminating in a naturalistic scrolled shell cresting

The integral pully integral to the eagle is interesting and would suggest it was used as part of a system for a ship or otherwise as part of a canopy of some sort

but it was not for the faint of heart

A Mixed Group of Eleven Victorian Mercury Glass Witches Balls c.1890-1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Referred to as the CelticOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 The Largest: 8 diameter The Smallest: 2 diameter The group of eleven hand blown lustrous mercury glass witches balls, of mixed sizes, having the original hanging pressed loop crown attachments, and when hung each reflecting an entire room, the wholes showing a beautiful all over patination, to include two gold examples, two blue examples, and a further seven silver examples,