A Good Large Green Mercury Glass Witches Ball c.1900 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope and when whale oil became

and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800's

and this mark certainly dates it to after 1860

flanked by the tarantula pattern with an outer lozenge motif border

with a single drawer beneath (the porcelain handle probably later)

Both the top and bottom of the piece have an attractive shaped apron

A Good Large Green Mercury Glass Witches Ball c.1900 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope and when whale oil becameOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Diameter: 10 Height: 11 (with hooped crown) The hand blown lustrous emerald green mercury glass witches ball, of large size, having the original hanging pressed loop crown attachment, and when hung reflecting an entire room, the whole showing a beautiful all over patination, survives from the zeniths of nineteenth century England. The condition is largely what one would like