A Large Mature 19thC Taxidermy Mute Swan c.1900

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A Large Mature 19thC Taxidermy Mute Swan c.1900Origin: English Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 22 Width: 42 The Base; 13. 75 x 10. 75 The rare large mature English Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), posed standing with a later faux pearl necklace, mounted to a rectangular pine base and surviving from the zeniths of Victorian England in beautifully aged overall condition. The specimen is presented in fair overall condition with discolouring to the feathers over a century and some

Otherwise she is structurally sound and with the addition of a hanger

Less costly than full portraits and much more portable

these pictures are generally described as ‘Company School’ art

As a person

The well-sized high Victorian period ebonised wall mirror having the original sparkling bevelled edged mirror plate now foxed beautifully with age

with only some minor scuffs to the paintwork

She now lives and works in France

An unspoiled treasure

This is a rare textile on its original staff

with several operating mechanisms to animate the drop jaw

and Timothy at Chesterfield at 1795

and we cannot find any other works like this in oils