Farewell, Mid 19th Century Reverse Painted Glass, Foil and Paper Flowers Forget Me Not carved cane topper There is an old repaired

There is an old repaired split to the top surface toward the back

and to my eye quite a perfect thing

including both antique and contemporary decor

The globe can be unscrewed at top and lifted off

At the same time

Farewell, Mid 19th Century Reverse Painted Glass, Foil and Paper Flowers Forget Me Not carved cane topper There is an old repairedI've found a few mid 19th century "forget me nots" of this sort over the years, though don't come across them very often, and will continue to scoop them up whenever I do. They feel to me midway between Italian reliquaries and Victorian glass domed waxworks, and most of all full of the never ending (and very early Victorian) drive to make momentos of every sort lest one be forgotten. And these of course are best lit by candlelight, with the reverse