An Absurd Mid 20thC Taxidermy Freak; Being Part Polecat, Magpie & Roe Deer Size:Default Title un-cleaned and un-restored and is

un-cleaned and un-restored and is such in as original order with some losses to the paint as expected though no structural flaws

The ruins attracted attention for their picturesque nature in the 18th and 19th centuries and were frequently illustrated and tourism to the site increased with the opening of the Furness Railway Station in the 19th century

In a versatile size

Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost

Painted in oils on canvas and presented in a wooden frame with signature lower right

An Absurd Mid 20thC Taxidermy Freak; Being Part Polecat, Magpie & Roe Deer Size:Default Title un-cleaned and un-restored and isOrigin: South African Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1960 Depth: 7 inches Length: 17 inches Height: 15. 5 inches The well preserved taxidermy hybrid freak presented on a naturalistic base with wall display mounting hook, brought back from South Africa several years previous, comprising of a polecat torso, magpie wings and head, and roe deer antler. So it is time to tell the tale of how this chap is so unusually preserved.