A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Religion & Relics A nicely balanced and attractive

A nicely balanced and attractive plate with masses of skeletal appeal

many elaborate and ingenious types were made such as this more unusual pair

The business was founded in 1920 by Thomas Martin and located on West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh

Height: 41 inches (with ball)

A Pair of 20thC Taxidermy Magpies Mounted on a Pair of 18thC Neo-Classical Columns sub-Religion & Relics A nicely balanced and attractiveOrigin: English Period: George III & Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1990 (the specimens) & c. 1770 (the posts) The Columns: Height: 22 inches Bases: 7. 75 x 7. 25 inches With Specimens: 28. 5 & 26 inches high respectively The pair of contemporary preserved Eurasian magpie (Pica, pica) specimens perched opposing restfully, rod mounted on a pair of eighteenth century Neo Classical Stop fluted Columns each with a crested scroll capital and a