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Decorative Qing Style Chinese Python Gilt Bronze Snake Sculpture

£398.00

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Elevate your home with this one bold and daring Decorative Qing Style Chinese Python Gilt Bronze Snake Sculpture! Step up your style game and make a statement with this unique, eye-catching sculpture that will take your decor up a notch. Dare to be bold!
Having such beautiful detail you can see the scales decorations & eyes on the snake.
A feature that stands out is the snakes pose coiled like It's ready to strike.
So collectible, highly sought after by private collectors, interior designers & home decorators.
Superb finest quality.
Free standing.
The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in sub-Saharan Africa, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, southeastern Pakistan, southern China, the Philippines and Australia.
Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Most members of this family are ambush predators, in that they typically remain motionless in a camouflaged position, and then strike suddenly at passing prey. Attacks on humans, although known to occur, are extremely rare.
Pythons use their sharp, backward-curving teeth, four rows in the upper jaw, two in the lower, to grasp prey which is then killed by constriction; after an animal has been grasped to restrain it, the python quickly wraps a number of coils around it. Death occurs primarily by cardiac arrest in prey.
Such an exciting great conversation talking point to your guests.
Unwrapped weight just under 400 grams approximate.
Circa late 20th century.
Provenance bought from an antiques dealer at the world-famous Stafford County Showground Antiques Fair.
Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Having charming natural wear patina commensurate with usage & age.
With some minor scuffs, scratches, stains in places.
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Dimensions in centimetres

High (7.5 cm)
Width (5 cm)
Length depth of base (7 cm)