A Large Mature 20thC Taxidermy Mute Swan sub-Architectural & Garden or the tower clocks of

or the tower clocks of local churches

The execution of the portraits is very good which makes not being able to find information on the artist a little bemusing

Though the hand-painted banner is worn

Ashford-in-the-Water

they escaped and sought refuge with sympathetic French subjects

A Large Mature 20thC Taxidermy Mute Swan sub-Architectural & Garden or the tower clocks ofOrigin: English Period: Mid Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1970 Height: 17 Width: 34 Depth: 13 (all at extremities) The rare large mature English Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), posed waterborne, unmounted and surviving from the fourth quarter of twentieth century England in superb overall condition. The specimen is presented in nigh on immaculate considering the relative fragility and age with these examples so often found with many feathers