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<p>[QUOTE="Rayfriend, post: 257220, member: 5097"]Thank you Any Jewelry for the reply! I did consider that they're shadow boxes, but actually they're very different in many ways. I've taken more pictures today and will attach them on here. The birds look like they're a mixture of felt and real feathers. The artificial plants and flowers are certainly plastic - the kind you get in a fish tank! The birds are perched on real bark - it is different in the two pieces so you can see it's organic. The inside of the box has a fabric decorative cord going around the edge too. There's a light fitting on the inside and as you can see one of the boxes still has the original plug attached. I've put my hand in the photo for scale so you can get a sense of how big they are. 22.5 inches/ 57cm long - they're pretty big.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/VouEyL" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://flic.kr/p/VouEyL" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4300/35041464484_91e082be07_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Chinese birds glass display</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Brown</a>, on Flickr</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/W5oKKq" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://flic.kr/p/W5oKKq" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/35492971090_1794449a8e_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Chinese birds glass display</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Brown</a>, on Flickr</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/VouD39" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://flic.kr/p/VouD39" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4238/35041459344_dc6902e490_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Chinese birds glass display</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Brown</a>, on Flickr</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/WpH96Q" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://flic.kr/p/WpH96Q" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/35711571722_058859badd_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Chinese birds glass display</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Brown</a>, on Flickr</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/VoujjC" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://flic.kr/p/VoujjC" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4281/35041396384_6ec0dd7745_k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Chinese birds glass display</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Brown</a>, on Flickr[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rayfriend, post: 257220, member: 5097"]Thank you Any Jewelry for the reply! I did consider that they're shadow boxes, but actually they're very different in many ways. I've taken more pictures today and will attach them on here. The birds look like they're a mixture of felt and real feathers. The artificial plants and flowers are certainly plastic - the kind you get in a fish tank! The birds are perched on real bark - it is different in the two pieces so you can see it's organic. The inside of the box has a fabric decorative cord going around the edge too. There's a light fitting on the inside and as you can see one of the boxes still has the original plug attached. I've put my hand in the photo for scale so you can get a sense of how big they are. 22.5 inches/ 57cm long - they're pretty big. [url=https://flic.kr/p/VouEyL][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4300/35041464484_91e082be07_k.jpg[/img]Chinese birds glass display[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/]Rachel Brown[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/W5oKKq][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/35492971090_1794449a8e_k.jpg[/img]Chinese birds glass display[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/]Rachel Brown[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/VouD39][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4238/35041459344_dc6902e490_k.jpg[/img]Chinese birds glass display[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/]Rachel Brown[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/WpH96Q][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/35711571722_058859badd_k.jpg[/img]Chinese birds glass display[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/]Rachel Brown[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/VoujjC][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4281/35041396384_6ec0dd7745_k.jpg[/img]Chinese birds glass display[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150123870@N07/]Rachel Brown[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE]
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