A Wonderful 20thC Taxidermy Blue & Gold Macaw sub-Art & Sculpture The Val d'Osne company also

The Val d'Osne company also took part in many Universal Exhibitions

In early Christian myth the frog symbolised resurrection and a higher stage of spiritual awakening and because the figurine is pointing to the frog so clearly in this instance

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There are areas to the surface of initial test cleaning

A Wonderful 20thC Taxidermy Blue & Gold Macaw sub-Art & Sculpture The Val d'Osne company alsoOrigin: English Period: Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1990 Height: 33 Depth: 23 Width: 8 (all at extremities) The large and dazzling decorative blue and gold macaw (ara ararauna) mounted on a log with a circular plinth base, the whole surviving preserved from the last quarter of the twentieth century in good overall condition. The overall composition is of a high quality and the specimen is in relatively good condition with very little fade