A Large Mature 20thC Taxidermy Mute Swan sub-Macabre- Medicine two years after this pendant

two years after this pendant was inscribed in 1805 Great Britain saw a bill for Abolition of slavery passed in Commons but rejected in the House of Lords

The Canvas: 24

there once was a Puffin
Just the shape of a muffin

the whole sitting on ring turned walnut front legs and sabre rear legs

probably from Germany

A Large Mature 20thC Taxidermy Mute Swan sub-Macabre- Medicine two years after this pendantOrigin: English Period: Mid Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1970 Height: 17 Width: 34 Depth: 13 (all at extremities) The rare large mature English Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), posed waterborne, unmounted and surviving from the fourth quarter of twentieth century England in superb overall condition. The specimen is presented in nigh on immaculate considering the relative fragility and age with these examples so often found with many feathers