A Curious Early 20thC Miniature Carved Bone Model of a Human Skull Upon an Ebonised Column sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Length: 151cms / 4

Length: 151cms / 4

a good antique taxidermy caiman specimen like this is still pretty uncommon here in the UK

the splat is somewhat unusual in pine as it is modeled on a typical George III dining chair

This example is rather short

Mercuric chloride is a very poisonous form of mercury

A Curious Early 20thC Miniature Carved Bone Model of a Human Skull Upon an Ebonised Column sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Length: 151cms / 4Origin: 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