An Early 20thC Taxidermy Puffer Blow/Porcupine Fish on Stand

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An Early 20thC Taxidermy Puffer Blow/Porcupine Fish on StandOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 20 Depth: 8. 5 inches Width: 6 inches Height: 8. 5 inches (all at maximum) Rod mounted on a wooden ebonised circular plinth stand the puffer fish having external spines, pectoral and tail fins with gaping mouth. In sound condition, these fish are very delicate when preserved and this example has some expected spine tip loss but remains in rather good overall order. He

is the museum of Rouen

standing well

A number of the finials on the leaves are absent

Origin: Norwegian

The plaster has some surface cracks

five feet long (as this chest is)

There is a smattering of old holes across the flag

There are four holes present showing how the relic was mounted

Very similar in form to the Soho or Kershaw Patent Reflex made from 1905-1939 this camera was probably used for functional photographs

Base Diameter: 3

now treated

On a forest green ground with white border