A Curious Early 20thC Miniature Carved Bone Model of a Human Skull Upon an Ebonised Column

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A Curious Early 20thC Miniature Carved Bone Model of a Human Skull Upon an Ebonised ColumnOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 1910 Diameter: 2 inches (at base of column) Height: 4. 75 inches (overall) In the Victorian taste, the carved bone miniature skull set at an angle showing a full set of teeth mounted upon a stepped ebonised plinth column, the bone showing an aged texture. The turned column has some signs of old worm, now treated, the skull with its fantastic patina, is attached via a rod

used as part of the George V Commemorative Coronation celebrations

An unusual belouche with strong nomadic charm

was born in 1848 near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire

then the little snake-hater himself will strike

the hick cop who spent six years trying to bring Bo and Luke to book in 'The Dukes Of Hazzard'

The Smallest: Height: 18 inches

this is a wonderfully absorbing and enduringly romantic example of collecting in the nineteenth century

The drawing is sharp and the size is appealingly nonconformist in that the piece is wider than most carpets that are of this length

Hanging on good quality dowels

and the result is a truly charming and exceptional piece of romantically charged folk art jewellery

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white and red to great effect