An antique ceramic counterweight and pulley for use with a rise & fall suspension ceiling light. This is an early piece, probably from the 1910s, and would have been a higher-class item with a screw-in cover the hole where the lead shot is poured  The glaze is an ivory colour and beautifully crazed.  Measures approx 21cm top to bottom and approx 9.5cm max width.  Filled with its original lead shot.