A c.1900 Funeral Bier from The Parish of Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset

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A c.1900 Funeral Bier from The Parish of Shepton Beauchamp, SomersetOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: The Parish of Shepton Beauchamp & The Church of St Michael, Somerset, UK Date: c. 1895 1910 Length: 74. 25 inches or 104. 25 inches with handles extended Height: 44 inches (extended) Width: 31 inches The late Victorian period funeral hand bier, in oak and cast iron, the lift off flat frame, designed to bear the coffin, with hinged sides and retractable carrying handles with leather strapping and

and two brass tubes attached to cables through which the current flows

each individual agate forms by filling a cavity in host rock resulting in the banding and differing textures and colours

The chair has a rich and colourful patina but the condition is only fair to good

But he was a very particular bird:

eccentric style known as Churrigueresque

Small natural history collections were common in mid-19th century Victorian homes

such birds to slay / that bring the fog and mist")

Shelbrooke Taxidermist 65 Friars Street

Trick oddities and gaffs have been around for a long time

The second bearing a label for Phosphoric Acid

for whom they executed over three hundred separate commissions

Single: 18 inches Wide x 15