Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: A Victorian Pair of Nile Monitor Lizards (Varanus...
Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: A Victorian Pair of Nile Monitor Lizards (Varanus niloticus), circa 1880-1900, a pair of full mounts in seated position, both sat at a fluted silver plated posy vase, posed as a table, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, mounted upon grit covered groundwork, enclosed beneath a large period oval glass dome, supported upon the original ebonised base, 40cm by 20cm by 52cm
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Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: A Victorian Pair of Nile Monitor Lizards (Varanus niloticus), circa 1880-1900, a pair of full mounts in seated position, both sat at a fluted silver plated posy vase, posed as a table, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, mounted upon grit covered groundwork, enclosed beneath a large period oval glass dome, supported upon the original ebonised base, 40cm by 20cm by 52cm
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