Huge Antique Copper Sphere with Glorious Verdigris Patina card dominoes manufactured by the Pennsylvania Rubber

manufactured by the Pennsylvania Rubber Company

and one square nail holding them in place

with a very warm presence

but the old paint and softened edges and just all over patina on these is to my eye just spectacularly beautiful

Huge Antique Copper Sphere with Glorious Verdigris Patina card dominoes manufactured by the Pennsylvania RubberThis 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