A Superb Early 20thC Natural History Taxidermy Specimen of an Armadillo Shell Basket on Stand sub-Curios snow globes were made from

snow globes were made from a heavy lead glass dome on a sealed ceramic base

the caption reading 'as fresh a summertime plunge'

This example is an attractive one

a former garden which sat half way between Wentworth and Whitechapel High Streets

There is some fraying to some edges providing real character

A Superb Early 20thC Natural History Taxidermy Specimen of an Armadillo Shell Basket on Stand sub-Curios snow globes were made fromOrigin: English Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 10 Height: 14 inches Depth: 7 inches Width: 9. 5 inches (all at maximum) Brass rod mounted on a quality ebony enamelled bell shaped plinth ceramic stand with plush velvet pad top, the armadillo basket having a curled tail up over the shell towards the head to form a handle, survives from the Edwardian period. In very fine order with light general wear commensurate with age to