Divided Circle Antique Wood and Leather Geometric Form portrait carving Lilley (1819-1882)

Lilley (1819-1882)

with a great contrast between the sharp edges of the cages and the soft curves of the chain links

as this one was

Forgive my not so great photos of this terrific antique sampler

colors still nice and bright

Divided Circle Antique Wood and Leather Geometric Form portrait carving Lilley (1819-1882)I've seen a few photos of antique wooden spheres held together with leather strips like this, but never any in person, and not another circle like, divided in halves, with five triangles making up each half. I see them as just gorgeous sculptural objects, with all sorts of possibilities for display, and love the way they look like strips of teeth when stretched out and pointing up. Fabulous, and from what I can tell, quite rare to find. When formed