A Painted Plaster Sculpture of a Polar Bear Dated to 1934; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) sub-Antiques The glazed mahogany display case

The glazed mahogany display case with hinged sides for access and off white interior housing a collection of exotic butterflies native to Britain and South America containing approximately sixty specimens of butterfly and moth

He intended to study the works of Rubens

and the fact that they were manufactured in Germany under licence

large and finely cast pair of French estate cast iron urns of deep semi lobed campana form with beaded rim and double-entwined snake handles

the circular glass bowls each stamped to the bases with ‘British Made’ and various registration numbers

A Painted Plaster Sculpture of a Polar Bear Dated to 1934; Frederick Thomas Daws (1878-1956) sub-Antiques The glazed mahogany display caseOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1934Height: 16Width: 5Depth: 14 (all at extremities)The superb painted plaster model of a polar bear prowling upon an arctic glacier as a conforming base, in two pieces, signed and dated 1934 by Frederick Thomas Daws (1878 1956), the whole being realistically modelled and hand painted, survives from 1934 in good un meddled with condition. Remaining in sound overall condition the piece has