A Very Fine & Rare French Rock Crystal Ball On a Fine Ormolu Stand c.1900 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage these encrustations protect treasures that

these encrustations protect treasures that are thousands of years old

he worked within the seclusion of his studio and used these ‘representations of mountains’ (very much like these examples) as inspiration for his work

and she always said no

Wallers: Height: 3 inches

A Very Fine & Rare French Rock Crystal Ball On a Fine Ormolu Stand c.1900 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage these encrustations protect treasures thatOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 8. 25 (Overall) Stand Height: 5. 5 Base Width: 4 Diameter: 3. 5 (The Sphere) The very fine quality sphere of rock crystal, of extraordinary purity, cradled on a wonderful ornate gilt brass ormuolu stand with avian (probably cockerel) monopodia supports, ribbon cresting and hung with lustres, the whole on a rose quartz triform base, and surviving from the zeniths of