A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Cassoni were often made to

Cassoni were often made to commemorate a marriage

or bedroom for that matter

the cherub head is exquisitely hand-carved

mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa

A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Cassoni were often made toOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Length: 11. 5 inches Diameter: 3. 5 inches (glass end) Of octagonal form, with eyepiece hole to one end and frosted glass to the other, the quality made five point symmetry kaleidoscope is in original condition. Instead of turning pegs, this example needs to be physically turned as a whole, using gravity to change the images; thus the attractive and useful octagonal form