A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Although less refined the decoration

Although less refined the decoration to these door panels is reminiscent of some of William Burges creations like the cabinet designed by him and built by W

created a delicate and extremely elegant feature now termed “Regency”

The rubber inside the mouth is possibly remnants of a smoker but it may just be a stylised and rather odd version of a tongue

A folding screen was often decorated with beautiful art

In entirely untouched and original condition the canvases have only had a light clean recently with no restoration or attempts to frame or stretch

A Museum Cased Taxidermy Pair of European Snipes by Joseph Cullingford of Durham 1898 sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Although less refined the decorationOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1898 The Case: Depth: 9. 5 Width: 18 Height: 18 The beautifully preserved male and female common european snipes (Gallinago gallinago) poised in opposing positions, the female stood, with the male rendered in flight, housed within a typical Cullingford glazed museum case being square and faux oak painted, the interior beautifully sparse with buff paper backing and lacking in simulated