An Early/Mid 20thC Painted Sheet Metal Circus Performance Balancing Act Ball on Stand c.1940 antiques and style of this picture

and style of this picture makes it a very desirable one indeed

The 12th-century historian William of Malmesbury was of the community

There is some slight movement to the frame as one would expect

The drawers glide smoothly to each with some old paper labels remaining to the drawer fronts

Height: 22”

An Early/Mid 20thC Painted Sheet Metal Circus Performance Balancing Act Ball on Stand c.1940 antiques and style of this pictureOrigin: English Period: Early Mid 20thC Provenance: The collection of Philip Clarkson Date: c. 1940 Height: 45 (the whole with stand) Diameter: 19 The very rarely seen painted sheet metal hollow circus act balancing ball, almost certainly used by larger animals due to its imposing size, namely the elephant, bear or walrus seal, the whole hand painted in a sky blue ground with gold stars and later matched to a weathered terracotta pedestal with