{"product_id":"a-good-quality-c-1940-dome-cased-taxidermy-magpie-on-ebonised-plinth","title":"A Good Quality c.1940 Dome Cased Taxidermy Magpie on Ebonised Plinth","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early\/Mid Twentieth Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1930-50\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 17.5 inches (the whole)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 14.5 inches (mount)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Width: 14 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stuffed and mounted magpie perched on a naturalistic rocky outcrop under a good quality Victorian glass dome and raised on an ebonised plinth socle base survives preserved from the early to mid twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne for sorrow,\u003cbr\u003eTwo for joy,\u003cbr\u003eThree for a girl,\u003cbr\u003eFour for a boy,\u003cbr\u003eFive for silver,\u003cbr\u003eSix for gold,\u003cbr\u003eSeven for a secret never to be told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo the superstition goes that seeing one magpie constitutes as bad luck, but saluting to the magpie apparently counteracts this. We salute you, sir; and why wouldn't we you handsome chap you…","brand":"Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52562575229208,"sku":"magpie","price":290.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5800\/5784\/files\/IMG_4013.jpg?v=1787571709","url":"https:\/\/doeandhope.shop\/products\/a-good-quality-c-1940-dome-cased-taxidermy-magpie-on-ebonised-plinth","provider":"doeandhope.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}