Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve union gate-like form with spiked grate

gate-like form with spiked grate and terrific variety of leaves along the top edge

I'm a sucker for wire work (including for the fact that I love photographing it

And a handwritten inscription - "To Edith Werling with love from Frederic

Held in the hands of the lady at left

)  On the wooden base is some residue from the old sticker on the front face

Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve union gate-like form with spiked grateThis is not antique, but it is a very fine quality vintage French taleidoscope a taleidscope is like a kaleidoscope but with an open ended view; rather than holding colorful bits inside, whatever one points it at is transformed into kaleidoscopic pattern. Which is really much more exciting! Brushed steel I believe, brass and glass, with substantial weight, very sturdy and built to last. And housed in a lovely and sturdy and very French feeling lidded