Huge Antique Copper Sphere with Glorious Verdigris Patina card dominoes I've been looking at the

I've been looking at the night sky a lot of late

) Some wear all over but with lots of years left in it

and 171 on the reverse side

manufactured by the Pennsylvania Rubber Company

with just a suggestion of a cock of the head from how its body leans slightly

Huge Antique Copper Sphere with Glorious Verdigris Patina card dominoes I've been looking at theThis is hands down the most beautiful thing I came across this week, though photos do no justice to its presence and especially to the insanely gorgeous verdigris patina to the surface of the copper, which makes it feel like painting, or an ancient treasure, or like the most perfect giant antique Asian pottery vessel with the most fantastic glazing ever. Though it brings antique cupola finials and weathervanes to mind, I believe it is an antique float