A George III Period Carved Stripped Pine Neo-Classical Architectural Urn c.1800-20 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The large preserved giant clam

The large preserved giant clam shell (Tridacna gigas)

we present Ned at his happiest in this stained pine and glazed case

with black being quite popular in this period

There are chips to each but most are very small barring one that is around an inch wide

The well-travelled case would have held all of the magician’s tricks to delight and amaze his young audiences

A George III Period Carved Stripped Pine Neo-Classical Architectural Urn c.1800-20 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The large preserved giant clamOrigin: English Period: George III Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 20 Height: 34 The Base: 12 square The generously sized and unusual early nineteenth century stripped pine carving in the form of a neoclassical urn, classically shaped, having a conical body, gadrooned and fluted, tapering to circular socle bases on a later square plinth, the whole terminating with a an acorn finial and surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth