A Good Pair of Taxidermy Mounted American Plains Bison Horns sub-Curios The beautifully spherical stopper is

The beautifully spherical stopper is currently jammed shut but with the application of warm water one may be able to release it

The workings of the box are very good

The wispy clouds are beautifully rendered amongst the simply painted sky

both slight issues that are reflected in the asking price

Queen Victoria recognised the present health dangers in her drinking water and commissioned Doulton to produce a water filter for the Royal household

A Good Pair of Taxidermy Mounted American Plains Bison Horns sub-Curios The beautifully spherical stopper isOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 13 inches (the whole) Width: 18 inches (horns) or 23. 5 inches (mount) Depth: 5. 5 inches (the whole) The horns with skullcap on pine mount are in good condition with no hair drop and only tiny areas of loss to the top section. These horns belonged to a male plains bison, distinguishable from the wood bison by the thick bonnet of hair we see here