A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Religion & Relics As there are no carrying

As there are no carrying handles to the flanks of the carcass it is possible this chest was carried around in a larger crate (think back of a mule in India) and thus was moved around that way

survives from the second quarter of the twentieth century

Extended Length: 12 inches

A nicely balanced and attractive plate with masses of skeletal appeal

At the back of each figure is a slot for coins

A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Religion & Relics As there are no carryingOrigin: English Period: George III & Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1990 (the specimens) & c. 1770 (the posts) The Columns: Height: 22 inches Bases: 7. 75 x 7. 25 inches With Specimens: 28. 5 & 26 inches high respectively The pair of contemporary preserved Eurasian magpie (Pica, pica) specimens perched opposing restfully, rod mounted on a pair of eighteenth century Neo Classical Stop fluted Columns each with a crested scroll capital and a