Charming Old Etched Cutout Brass Seal with Ball mid-century exhibition poster To my eye a super

To my eye a super satisfying thing on many levels

which is the larger of two I purchased at a nearby consignment store

A quick google search turns up that Vernon went on to become a composer

chip-carved feet

I just thought this was an interesting one

Charming Old Etched Cutout Brass Seal with Ball mid-century exhibition poster To my eye a superI don't know the maker of this, but I think it's just fabulous, and looks to be quite an old one, perhaps once part of a circus set. One one side there is old red paint on the ball balanced on this nose of this seal, but if the other side was painted it has long since worn off. The seal looks to be brass, etched with details on flipper and face, mounted to a heavy metal base with a hammered pattern. Super charming. 4 7 8" t x 2 1 4" w x 1 1 16".