A Beautiful Early 20thC Collection of Nine Porifera/Sponge Specimens sub-Art & Sculpture were designed for a church

were designed for a church and therefore electricity was not available or appropriate for their alter setting

The well known “Barking Bulldogs” of the 1890’s had hidden wheels in their feet similar to this example

the earliest label is dated 1916

though nothing of major concern

making for a spectacular celebration of the eccentricity of British visual culture

A Beautiful Early 20thC Collection of Nine Porifera/Sponge Specimens sub-Art & Sculpture were designed for a churchOrigin: Benghazi, Libya Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Varying Widths From: 3. 75 to 8. 5 The collection of nine preserved specimens of Porifera or sponge in differing sizes collected on the beaches of Benghazi in Libya in the early par of the twentieth century. The specimens all show their age and are a little dusty as such and malt a little on movement. Some have small areas of loss though generally they are in