A Very Rare 19thC Glass Domed Snow Globe sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles referring to the apical extension

referring to the apical extension of the forewing

and we cannot find any record of others having been sold in recent times

The use of the dark background was a common trend used by still life artists that only really changed with the likes of Monet’s works and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in 1888

With our special thanks to David Littleboy

Difficult to find in such presentable order

A Very Rare 19thC Glass Domed Snow Globe sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles referring to the apical extensionOrigin: 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