A Good Contemporary Taxidermy Crow Mounted on an Edwardian Period Top Hat sub-Antiques ebony and ivory painted hardwood

ebony and ivory painted hardwood masks in the grotesque style with expressive overtly stylised faces and accentuated features

The top is initialled in gilt lettering Z

though with the usual amount of loose dust collected in and around the ensemble

Diameter: 14 inches

A Good Contemporary Taxidermy Crow Mounted on an Edwardian Period Top Hat sub-Antiques ebony and ivory painted hardwoodOrigin: English Period: 21st Century & Edwardian Provenance: Unknown Date: The Mount c. 2013, the Hat c. 1905 Height: 15. 5 inches (the whole) Length: 16 inches Hat Diameter: 11. 5 inches (at maximum) The well preserved and mounted adult crow specimen perched on a tatty Edwardian period collapsible black silk top hat by Woodrow, 42, Cornhill, London. Dust of Snow by Robert Frost The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has