A Good c.1900 Dome Cased Taxidermy Fruit Bat sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The ‘drapery splat’ we see

The ‘drapery splat’ we see in the chair is a pattern that “was drawn in the estimate sketch book in February 1792:

Detective Constable Daniel Halse of the City of London Police

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A Good c.1900 Dome Cased Taxidermy Fruit Bat sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The ‘drapery splat’ we seeOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 16 Base Diameter: 11. 25 The rare preserved mature fruit bat, posed hanging upside down, to a grassy naturalistic base, and housed in its original glass domed case to ebonised base and rope twist border, the whole surviving from the zeniths of Victorian period England. The specimen is presented in very good condition considering the relative fragility and age. The entire