Wards ivorine trade label attached to the underside reads ‘Rowland Ward Ltd 167, Piccadilly, W.
23.5 cm x 27.5 cm wide.
For more information on this famous Victorian taxidermy firm see ‘Rowland Ward Taxidermist to the world’ by P.A.Morris published in 2003. The following is an extract:
“Rowland Ward died in 1912, but his name lives on, synomous with high quality and big game taxidermy…. For over a century, the firm was the market leader in taxidermy…….
An innovation of which Rowland Ward was very proud, was the fabrication of ‘animal furniture’ (often termed ‘Wardian Furniture’). It appears that his ingenuity in utilising bits of animals knew no bounds. His Autobiography list crocodile umbrella stands, tables made from antelope skins and other imaginative creations……………..
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Internal Reference: 25625
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1139160
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 0cm (0.0inches)Width is 23.5cm (9.3inches)Depth is 27.5cm (10.8inches)
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