A Well Painted Early 19thC Grandfather Clock Dial sub-Curios shows a recently deceased partridge

shows a recently deceased partridge suspended on an inky blue ground from a pinned string

the leather lower lip moves all the way down to reveal white-painted teeth

taken from Anatomical Studies of the Bones and Muscles

have always been very serious drawbacks to the popularisation of their study”

A Well Painted Early 19thC Grandfather Clock Dial sub-Curios shows a recently deceased partridgeOrigin: English Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1810 30 Height: 20 inches Width: 14 inches The eight day face with arch top and space for rolling moon wheel, the inner circular ivory dial having hand painted numerals with winding holes and subsidiary dial with faded makers name, the corners each with finely painted depictions of saints and religious figures. The dial is in as found condition and has not been cleaned, thus