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Taxidermy marine specimen: a Puffer fish, Italy 1870.

$3,308.07
£2,479.60
€2,800
CA$4,544.72
A$5,073.75
CHF 2,658.57
MX$62,107.74
NOK 33,763.88
SEK 31,835.05
DKK 21,314.62

About the Item

Taxidermy marine natural Wunderkammer specimen, the common Puffer fish Tetradontidae. The Specimen is stuffed and mounted over a base that rotates 360 degrees on its own axis and tilts and locked with a double-wing brass hinge. The rotating base is in gray-green lacquered wood. Eyes in glass paste. Italy circa 1870.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU917141106192

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