An Early/Mid 20thC Painted Sheet Metal Circus Performance Balancing Act Ball on Stand c.1940Origin: English Period: Early Mid 20thC Provenance: The collection of Philip Clarkson Date: c. 1940 Height: 45 (the whole with stand) Diameter: 19 The very rarely seen painted sheet metal hollow circus act balancing ball, almost certainly used by larger animals due to its imposing size, namely the elephant, bear or walrus seal, the whole hand painted in a sky blue ground with gold stars and later matched to a weathered terracotta pedestal with