A Fantastic Group of Eight Early 20thC Mounted Natural History Specimens c.1910-20 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the birds behind gilded threads

the birds behind gilded threads mimicking the bars of a cage

The new Welsh hat was made of silk plush on a buckram shell strengthened with resin – exactly the same materials from which men's top hats were made

rounded shoulder merging with long narrowed neck

The painting is un-cleaned and has some scuffs and scratches with some gauge marks

‘Glenister Maker Wycombe’ and numbered ‘1754’

A Fantastic Group of Eight Early 20thC Mounted Natural History Specimens c.1910-20 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the birds behind gilded threadsOrigin: English Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 1920 The Largest: 15 wide x 11 high x 16 deep The Smallest: 2. 75 square x 3. 5 high Other measurements available on request The beautiful collection of eight mixed natural history specimens each rod mounted on an ebonised circular plinth stands, with some bearing paper label inventory numbers, comprising two coral examples; one being particularly large, two Starfish, two papier mch