A Taxidermy Teal Hung as Dead Game, Mounted on a Board c.1960 sub-Antiques The reverse shows five (the

The reverse shows five (the number five again appearing) arrow shapes

head and rest of the torso

Highly geometrical and typical of its type

Height: 17

A Taxidermy Teal Hung as Dead Game, Mounted on a Board c.1960 sub-Antiques The reverse shows five (theOrigin: 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.