A Rare c.1920-40 Crystal Ball On Fine Gilt Bronze Stand sub-Curios When the theatre opened under

When the theatre opened under the ownership of Oswald Stoll (later of Stoll Moss fame) it attracted acts from all over the world

The deep sea ground pierced centrally by three geometrically themed medallions in ruby red and apple green

A good photograph of the station exists online in the 1930s with the older style (and even larger) sign for the Gentlemen’s restrooms

though with one or two scratches to the perspex and one small area of loss

These examples are the English

A Rare c.1920-40 Crystal Ball On Fine Gilt Bronze Stand sub-Curios When the theatre opened underOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 40 Height: 7. 5 inches (Overall) Diameter: 5 inches (The Sphere) Circumference: 17. 25 inches (The Sphere) Weight: 3. 9 kgs (The Sphere) The fine quality and well formed quartz (?) crystal ball sitting on an ornate moulded gilt bronze stand with floral swags surmounted by rams heads with curved horns terminating in tripod scroll feet survives from the second quarter