Huge Antique Copper Sphere with Glorious Verdigris Patina card dominoes The Agfa Lupex paper on

The Agfa Lupex paper on which it was printed identifies it as German c

manufactured by the Pennsylvania Rubber Company

I am not certain the date on this--it seems Bluteau was still actively making and selling throughout the first decade of the 2000s

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

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 The Agfa Lupex paper onThis 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