A Taxidermy Teal Hung as Dead Game, Mounted on a Board c.1960 sub-Antiques His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

strongly aromatic

survives from the last quarter of the nineteenth century

Having an all over antique wash with stylized flowers and palmettes in ivory

Height: 17

A Taxidermy Teal Hung as Dead Game, Mounted on a Board c.1960 sub-Antiques His Holiness Pope Leo XIIIOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 70 Depth: 3 inches (at maximum) Width: 7 inches (the board) Height: 17 inches (the board) The Bird: 12 inches The stuffed and mounted teal hung as dead game, on a board, bearing "Game Bird Collection" label No. 239 survives from the third quarter of the twentieth century. No 239 was no ordinary teal, but a lonely duckling grown up to become one man's constant companion.