A Rare Pair of Large Ruabon Terracotta Roof Gargoyles; The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury c.1880 sub-Antiques Very effective in a group

Very effective in a group or spread around a larger area

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

It is currently used as the civil ensign of the United Kingdom

There are three fixing holes to the shield in each apex for mounting and also one to the rear

A Rare Pair of Large Ruabon Terracotta Roof Gargoyles; The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury c.1880 sub-Antiques Very effective in a groupOrigin: 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