An Early 20thC Taxidermy Study of A Mounted Cobra Repelling a Mongoose sub-Antiques Period: Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Period: Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Date: Mrs Marshall’s c

Of extraordinary design

The use of the dark background was a common trend used by still life artists that only really changed with the likes of Monet’s works and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in 1888

and 1962 and a year after this poster was issued

An Early 20thC Taxidermy Study of A Mounted Cobra Repelling a Mongoose sub-Antiques Period: Late 19th/Early 20th CenturyOrigin: Anglo Indian Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Depth: 9 inches Width: 9 inches Height: 22 inches In battle since the 1930s, the mongoose and king cobra, legendary enemies, square off in this classic encounter. Here the mongoose, master of the quick dart, dances and feints to make the cobra strike and miss. then the little snake hater himself will strike. Mongooses are almost always victorious because of their