A Very Fine Early 20thC Mounted Mature Taxidermy Peacock sub-Curios The samurai would have completed

The samurai would have completed the ensemble with a chiisa-gatana

with one chair having some loss to one of the stretchers

with brass escutcheon

and by repute originally from Wolverhampton Railway Station

only with more angular legs and the addition of a low back

A Very Fine Early 20thC Mounted Mature Taxidermy Peacock sub-Curios The samurai would have completedOrigin: Unknown Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 30 Height: 74 inches (approximately and at extremities) Base Diameter: 13 inches The mature English peacock or common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) mounted on a large rustic naturalistic setting stump mount on oak circular base surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century England in superb overall condition. The specimen is presented in very good order considering