A Good Quality c.1940 Dome Cased Taxidermy Magpie on Ebonised Plinth sub-Antiques clean-shaven

clean-shaven

with the top beautifully surmounted by an acorn and its leaves

The arrival of the newly-invented cast steel enabled razor-makers to produce ever sharper (and indeed blemish-free) blades

The first cork life jacket was patented in 1765 by Dr John Wilkinson and early cork jackets were commonly in use from the 1880 era into the 1930’s

emblazoned in joined scripted white stitch

A Good Quality c.1940 Dome Cased Taxidermy Magpie on Ebonised Plinth sub-Antiques clean-shavenOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 50 Height: 17. 5 inches (the whole) Height: 14. 5 inches (mount) Base Width: 14 inches The stuffed and mounted magpie perched on a naturalistic rocky outcrop under a good quality Victorian glass dome and raised on an ebonised plinth socle base survives preserved from the early to mid twentieth century. One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy,