A Handsome c.1940 Taxidermy Grey Heron sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles shows a recently deceased partridge

shows a recently deceased partridge suspended on an inky blue ground from a pinned string

although true ivory was highly popular in the Art Deco period

Width: 100 inches

Depth: 5 inches (maximum)

A Handsome c.1940 Taxidermy Grey Heron sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles shows a recently deceased partridgePeriod: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 60 Height: 23. 5 inches Base: 11. 25 X 7. 25 inches The large Grey Heron or Ardea cinerea, preserved and mounted on a French grey painted rectangular softwood base survives from the middle of the twentieth century. The heron is in fair and importantly original order, the legs have been under strain standing on the base so they have a slight looseness to them with later repairs to