A Fantastic Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Fox Mask Dated to 1916 sub-Curios Lime Hawk Moth

Lime Hawk Moth

or any of the various embellishments produced to persuade the growing Victorian middles classes to part with their coins

5 inches High

We therefore have no reason to believe there is any significance in the South African framer's label other than the strong links between the Dutch and the Afrikaans

known as the tarantula pattern

A Fantastic Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Fox Mask Dated to 1916 sub-Curios Lime Hawk MothOrigin: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1916 Shield Height: 11 inches Shield Width: 9 inches Depth (with Head): 10 inches Offering Philip the fox, preserved in excellent condition considering his age, mounted upon a good quality shaped shield with hand painted script: Found At Orange HaysKilled At Chartley Park, Jan 6th 1916. Philip was the only food critic in foxdom in the early twentieth century that was worth his salt. During