A Decorative Early 20thC Alpaca Skull sub-Antiques Snow globes became extremely popular

Snow globes became extremely popular following the Paris Universal Expo of 1878 and within a year there were already half a dozen companies in Europe producing snow globes

converted the business into Fort Pitt Fixtures

Piccadilly and so on

Thoroughly charming and irresistibly decorative

there are one or two areas of over-painting

A Decorative Early 20thC Alpaca Skull sub-Antiques Snow globes became extremely popularOrigin: Probably South American Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 50 Height: 5 inches (at maximum) Length: 9 inches (at maximum) The comparatively large and angular shaped skull of the Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), survives preserved from the first half of the twentieth century. The condition of the whole is good with a well aged patination making the skulls appearance nicely aged and it proves tactile. There are lower