A Large Mature 19thC French Taxidermy Whooper Swan c.1891 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and surviving from the zeniths

and surviving from the zeniths of nineteenth century France

These were either shiny metal

and the breed is often referred to as a "gentle giant" with good stamina

The rears aren’t squared off suggesting they were part of a grand pavilion or porchway or some such and would have been seen on the round

as are the ferns

A Large Mature 19thC French Taxidermy Whooper Swan c.1891 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles and surviving from the zenithsOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1891 Height: 35 Width: 15 Depth: 35 The Base; 15. 5 w x 12 d The large mature taxidermy whooper swan (Cygnus Cygnus), posed attentively standing with wings closed, mounted to a thick stained wooden base with the original small hand written label in French translating to Wild Swan, killed on the Garhuy(?), Winter 1891 and surviving in beautiful original condition. The specimen is