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Wardian Polo Mallet Stand (c. 1890 England)

  35.00inch framed height (  88.90 cm framed height)

A late Victorian Wardian polo mallet stand by Rowland Ward comprised of four giraffe legs mounted between black stained oak, his trade lable to the back rail, and the full label for "The Zoo" beneath the base.
Rowland Ward left school at the age of 14 to begin his apprenticeship at his father’s taxidermy studio and by sheer hard work and determination this innovative, highly artistic taxidermist soon turned the business into a profitable concern. The Jungle, as his final premises became known, was situated in London’s fashionable Piccadilly district, and became an essential calling place for all sportsmen. Huge success, awards and commissions followed culminating in a vast tableau called “Jungle Life” built for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. Rowland Ward’s exhibits were mounted with great ingenuity and endless attention to detail. They were the forerunners of museum dioramas showing animals in their natural habitat. He was so skilled and creative that he influenced fashion trends of the day and developed products known as Wardian furniture for decorative use.

gbp 4250.00 (Pound Sterling)

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