An Early 20thC Painted Papier-Mâché Scarecrow Owl c.1900-20 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The predominance of limestone gives

The predominance of limestone gives many parts of this region of China a spectacular type of landscape known as karst

having two maidens in hooded gowns with their eyes shut in respect and mourning each holding a funerary wreath and flanking a central cartouche with the Latin text

his 'damnable and undeserving son' George Arnold (1753-1806)

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Bernard Pass by St Bernard de Menthon in 1049 as a refuge for travelers and pilgrims

An Early 20thC Painted Papier-Mâché Scarecrow Owl c.1900-20 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The predominance of limestone givesOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900 20Height: 8. 75Width: 4. 5Depth: 4 (all at extremities)The unique and most certainly charming hand painted decoy model of a stylised barn owl, acting as a scarecrow or bid scarer, the whole in papier mch with glass eyes and hollow form, surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century England. Remaining in good overall condition considering the fragility, the owl proves very