A Good c.1900 Dome Cased Taxidermy Fruit Bat sub-Natural History The very fine quality sphere

The very fine quality sphere of rock crystal

As such it makes it rather unique and lovely that someone has cherished it enough to commission a good repair

Much softer in colour than many kelims this is a rare piece in that kelims are seldom seen for sale from this province

England is the seat of most of the traditional knockers and wandering the narrow of London

A Good c.1900 Dome Cased Taxidermy Fruit Bat sub-Natural History The very fine quality sphereOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 16 Base Diameter: 11. 25 The rare preserved mature fruit bat, posed hanging upside down, to a grassy naturalistic base, and housed in its original glass domed case to ebonised base and rope twist border, the whole surviving from the zeniths of Victorian period England. The specimen is presented in very good condition considering the relative fragility and age. The entire