A cast bronze paperweight of a seal, by Scott Nelles, balancing a gilt ball, with gilt highlights to the flippers, signed to the side ‘Nelles’, height 8.5cm, length 6.5cm. £40-£60

Nelles Studios and foundry are located in northern Michigan, USA, where, from 1978 Scott Nelles started creating cast bronze objects using sand-casting and hand-finishing methods to create whimsical sculptures of animals, ships, boats and decorative items. In 2000 he sold on the patterns and rights - this model is part of his Wildlife range (No 251).