A Wonderful c.1900 Cased Taxidermy Ring-Necked Parakeet & Black Eared Wheatear by W.C. Shelbrooke sub-Antiques It was closed

It was closed

The unusual nineteenth century painted mask with mouth and eye cavities

When Christie's auctioned their collection at Wookey Hole

The reverse bears the original paper and thick cord with which to hang the mirror at the preferred height

Having a three wide bordered design with small central field

A Wonderful c.1900 Cased Taxidermy Ring-Necked Parakeet & Black Eared Wheatear by W.C. Shelbrooke sub-Antiques It was closedOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Edwardian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1895 1910 The Case: Depth: 5. 5 inches Width: 11 inches Height: 19 inches The ring necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) and black eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) specimens housed within a naturalistic setting of grasses and branches with a nave and whimsically painted background of palm trees, the whole housed in a stained and glazed display case preserved by W. C.