Very large antique silver mercury glass FORGIVENESS BALL no christmas sorceress

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Very large antique silver mercury glass FORGIVENESS BALL no christmas sorceress:
$850.00

Very large silver mercury Forgiveness ball 19th C.
The mercury is damaged as several places, mainly under the ball.
The condition is good for the age.
diameter is 40 cm.
weight is 5,2 kilograms.
Forgiveness balls were offered by a young man to his pretendante during a religious feast in Brittany (France). If she accepted it, she considered herself engaged to the young man. More the ball was large, more the family of the young man was rich.