A Superb Early 20thC Natural History Taxidermy Specimen of an Armadillo Shell Basket on Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles with cubic crystals

with cubic crystals

we didn’t know what to do

together with some tendency to act upon the bowels’

well preserved though with some hair drop to the back of her head

each bangle is fashioned into bobbins on the outer rim and gadrooned to the inner

A Superb Early 20thC Natural History Taxidermy Specimen of an Armadillo Shell Basket on Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles with cubic crystalsOrigin: English Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 10 Height: 14 inches Depth: 7 inches Width: 9. 5 inches (all at maximum) Brass rod mounted on a quality ebony enamelled bell shaped plinth ceramic stand with plush velvet pad top, the armadillo basket having a curled tail up over the shell towards the head to form a handle, survives from the Edwardian period. In very fine order with light general wear commensurate with age to