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A Cased Taxidermy Little Auk c.1900Origin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900Height: 11. 5Width: 9Depth: 4. 5The preserved little auk (Alle alle), posed upon a naturalistic setting of a rocky outcrop with grasses to a sky blue sky, presented in its original wooden lantern shaped case with sloping top being glazed on three sides, the borders being lined in paper to imitate an exotic wood, the whole surviving from the zeniths of Victorian period England. The

‘Shoemakers Shop’ and ‘Ashes’ to name but a few

Romany Palmist”…Inside two chairs and an orange box

Probably made by a provincial craftsman or lady rather than a jeweller

Frank Bidgood No

"His disposition was upright

There are no losses or damages and it can be used daily

The poster has been folded before being recently framed so there are some creases

and his adventures and antics have been the subject of many Chinese operas and puppet shows since

we believe to the 1870s or 80s

in wearable condition

very striking indeed

and we have given each a good oiling to bring them back