A Rare 19thC Himalayan Black Bear Skull sub-Religion & Relics and 'Boy those big balls

and 'Boy those big balls of gum sure stick in my throat'

As clips got more popular in the Victorian 1860s they were fashioned mostly in the forms of wheatsheafs

There are not many tables in circulation that followed this style though there are other examples such as a a walnut library table selling in 2004 that was in the manner of Richard Bridgens

A beautifully proportioned set

The pile is cut low and is crafted to antique designs and using only natural dyes

A Rare 19thC Himalayan Black Bear Skull sub-Religion & Relics and 'Boy those big ballsOrigin: Himalayan Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 1900 Height: 6 inches (at maximum) Length: 11 inches (at maximum) The nigh on complete preserved skull of a female Himalayan Black Bear (Selenarctos thibetanus laniger) with near full set of teeth, surviving from the latter half of the nineteenth century. The condition of the whole is very good, nigh on pristine, with a well aged patination and ivory hue making the