A Rare Group of Six Mid 20thc Memorial Headstones for Beloved Pets c.1942-77 sub-Antiques the palm being a real

the palm being a real favourite at the time

He would have been 52 when this painting was consigned to Christies though it is unclear where it has resided for the past fifty years

in Technicolor

there are a few areas of loss and one burn hole to the left centre but all of these anomalies make for sensational back story

and chicken wire

A Rare Group of Six Mid 20thc Memorial Headstones for Beloved Pets c.1942-77 sub-Antiques the palm being a realOrigin: British Period: Mid 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1942 1977Four Examples at: 15 h x 12 w x 1. 5 dThe Smaller Arched Example at: 17. 5 h x 9 w x 2 dThe Largest Arched Example at: 25 h x 10. 5 w x 2. 5 dThe rare group of six memorial headstones, two of arched form and four rectangular, beautifully carved with inscriptions of pet names, both for dogs and cats, all but one dated, and some with epitaphs, each surviving from the second and third