A Rare Pair of Large Ruabon Terracotta Roof Gargoyles; The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury c.1880 sub-Antiques 75”The pretty and well-proportioned side

75”The pretty and well-proportioned side table well having tapered legs and being dry scraped back to its original condition

a highly skilled die - sinker

composition and beech adult life sized male form mannequin having articulated upper arms and adjustable swivel waist survives from the second quarter of the twentieth century

All of the components to the castors are original

A Rare Pair of Large Ruabon Terracotta Roof Gargoyles; The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury c.1880 sub-Antiques 75”The pretty and well-proportioned sideOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid Victorian Gothic RevivalProvenance: The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Date: c. 1880Height: 34Width: 26Depth: 34 (all at extremities and each)The beautifully modelled and scarce pair of large mythical beasts or wyverns, in Welsh Ruabon terracotta each with sinuous legs and wings, the elongated necks with rib barbs and perched on apex tiles with scroll ends, hailing from the exterior decorations on