SOLD Solid Bronze Hand with Ring and Cuff, Lovely Large Victorian Paperweight shell art Great backs on the cards

Great backs on the cards

should one wish to animate it but situating a figure or two inside

that it is meant to be a pigeon

See photos -- there are a couple of whitish/grayish areas to the glaze on the interior of the bowl as well as what seems to be a very tiny shard of stoneware stuck to the  surface

SOLD Solid Bronze Hand with Ring and Cuff, Lovely Large Victorian Paperweight shell art Great backs on the cardsThis hand is a totally different thing than the Victorian hand shaped brass clips one often sees: much larger, very substantial, solid bronze I believe, and with a smooth, flat back, such that it rests flush on the the surface a tabletop in a very believable (and quite lovely) way as if a real hand just resting there. And I must say it feels very calming and comforting as it does! Late 19th century I believe, solid, heavy, really a nice object. 6 5