Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing galvanized metal Very charming and special feeling

Very charming and special feeling

deep Bennington bowl

It portrays the 1836 launch of the Royal Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall

meaning it could be wound and spun on either end

and her body formed by pulling brown fabric over a weighted bottle

Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing galvanized metal Very charming and special feelingThis came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here it