C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball vintage burmese lacquer was the illusionistic turned corner

was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition

but I think this old painted horsehair plaster bas-relief of what I assume is a Grecian couple (he's wearing a laurel wreath) makes for a pretty striking object to hang on the wall

I believe it is made of animal hide (Kulit means skin

This is a small

but now they are just three

C. 1930s-40s Leather Mark Cross England Soccer Ball vintage burmese lacquer was the illusionistic turned cornerNot exactly my usual sort of find, but when I spotted this old leather soccer ball in a case at an antique mall a few days ago, it just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, and I've since found that these old leather soccer balls (or, made in England, really footballs) are pretty precious things. I believe this one, sewn together of 18 leather panels, dates to the 1930s or 40s, and though it was a bit deflated when I found it, I've since pumped it up