A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Curios There are two old hook

There are two old hook fixings to the tops underside which one can see having been used for the hanging of papers as one stood on one side of the table

These bench ends would have been part of that initial tidal wave of interest in the silver screen

where it is becalmed

Set with five various agate hardstones in greens

sit well with today’s current interior trends

A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Curios There are two old hookOrigin: English Period: George III & Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1990 (the specimens) & c. 1770 (the posts) The Columns: Height: 22 inches Bases: 7. 75 x 7. 25 inches With Specimens: 28. 5 & 26 inches high respectively The pair of contemporary preserved Eurasian magpie (Pica, pica) specimens perched opposing restfully, rod mounted on a pair of eighteenth century Neo Classical Stop fluted Columns each with a crested scroll capital and a