Antique Brass Repousse Over Glass Jar with Eagles Everywhere glass paperweight then colored with water-based paints

then colored with water-based paints made of natural pigments on both sides

Royal blue paint

Quite an old one for sure

planter for a cactus or succulent

It has a lot of years on it

Antique Brass Repousse Over Glass Jar with Eagles Everywhere glass paperweight then colored with water-based paintsI think this is likely French and presume late 19th c. or so; not totally my usual thing but I thought think it quite striking and grand feeling, with the brass (I believe) repousse shining like gold. And tis certainly the season for eagles! One on the lid with wings raised, then two more along the sides, wings spread and lapping where they meet. Plus flowers in urns and furled leaves, too. Fine quality, beautiful patina, heavyweight glass, to which