A Fine Trio of c.1890 Taxidermy Terrapins sub-Antiques with just the right amount

with just the right amount of detailing

this easel provides real decorative presence in any room setting

whilst the applied mythical gothic decoration is later

the friezes with further cavorting putti in relief

The registration lozenge to the reverse of one of the chairs dates it

A Fine Trio of c.1890 Taxidermy Terrapins sub-Antiques with just the right amountOrigin: Asian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Graduating Lengths: 8 inches, 6. 75 inches, 5. 5 inches Presenting a fine trio of graduating terrapins, mother, father and son, shown in the midst of an advance toward a generously filled ceramic basin full of lettuce leaves, survive from the late Victorian period. Reasons for families of three: 1) An awful lot of fairy tales and songs focus on groups of three, for