ANTIQUE TAXIDERMY TOYS (LOT OF 2)

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WE PROUDLY OFFER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A VERY OLD PAIR OF TAXIDERMY TOYS FROM THE VICTORIAN PERIOD. THESE EXTREMELY RARE TOYS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH LEATHER, REAL FUR, AND GLASS EYES. HAND STITCHED. BOTH EXHIBIT A REMARKABLE PATINA (DEEP AND WARM) ONLY FOUND ON EXTREMELY OLD ITEMS.
LION:
MEASURES ABOUT 9 1/2" LONG WITH TAIL AND IS 5 1/2 TALL. STITCHING IS A LITTLE LOOSE UNDERNEATH BUT HE IS SOLID AND STANDS ON HIS OWN. FEARSOME EXPRESSION SHOWING HIS GAPING MOUTH, FAMGS AND ERECT WHISKERS. THIS ONE ALSO HAS WHAT LOOK LIKE A LEATHER COWL TACK-NAILED AROUND HIS NECK. AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC PIECE!
BRAHMA BULL:
STANDS ON HIS OWN WITH TIGHT STITCHING AND MEASURES ABOUT 10" LONG WITH TAIL AND 7" TALL. HAND PAINTED HOOVES AND MENACING HORNS. READY TO CHARGE EXPRESSION WITH FLARING NOSTRILS, OPEN MOUTH, AND FLAPPING EARS. THIS ONE'S NOT AS OLD AS MR. LION BUT NOT TO FAR AHEAD AS HE ALSO HAS THAT REMARKABLE DEEP AND WARM PATINA ONLY FOUND WITH EXTREME AGE.
THESE OLD VICTORIAN PPIECES ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND FROM COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE AND COMMAND HIGH PRICES AT AUCTION IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. THIS PAIR WAS PURCHASED IN A LARGE LOT OF CIRCUS MEMROBILIA SO THEY'RE PRICED RIGHT AND LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME, SO PLEASEGIVE ME YOUR BEST! BEAUTIFUL AND SUPER RARE DISPLAY PIECES!
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