A Rare Group of Eight Early 20thC Memorial Marble Headstones for Beloved Pets c.1895-1916

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A Rare Group of Eight Early 20thC Memorial Marble Headstones for Beloved Pets c.1895-1916Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Edwardian Provenance: 59, The Avenue, West Ealing, London Date: c. 1894 1916 Measurements vary, see below. The rare group of eight miniature memorial headstones of arched form carved in marble with leaded insert lettering inscriptions of pet names, both for dogs and cats, many dated, and some with epitaphs, each surviving from the zeniths of the Victorian period and into Edwardian times. Each headstone is in

with deafness that may last a few hours

A century ago the use of crocodile skin was omnipresent in the use of luxury and vintage luggage

The large albatross overhead is un-nerving and threatening and the sea is violent and moody with the combination of these elements giving the picture its atmospheric power

the following statement shows how like the ideals of the movement his thinking was: 'The man who can form a bowl or vase well is an artist

this Speedway is the Scalextric of its time

and I’m sure they’d be safe

the square legs with fluted pilasters with wonderfully well carved scroll angle brackets and surmounted by roundels

The Victorians would have enjoyed the novelty and exotic undertones of these candle sticks opposed to the regular brass examples more commonly found at the time

The frame is in very good order aside from one scuff to the lower part

effortlessly

a retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea

This happened in the mid-19th century

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