Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus mended object at just the right angle

at just the right angle to amplify her high perch and the tower she completes

which I purchased from the estate of an artist and collector and world traveller near me--the closest match I can find

Standing dimensions: 7 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" w x 4 5/8" d

I found it with a book inside and believe it was indeed intended as a book box

which isn't always how one might think of a seal

Wonderful c. 1920s Velox Snapshot of Clowns at Leisure at Water Circus mended object at just the right angleI purchased this and one other I am listing at a flea market in Adamstown, PA, plucked from a larger lot all taken at a water circus, c. 1920s I believe. (I should have bought the whole lot for context, but most of them were much less interesting.) But what a gem this one! I'm not clown obsessed, but I am obsessed with these four, looking relaxed and playful and flirtatious, and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag. And then