Bristol Zoological Gardens:  A Mid 20thC Sign Written Enclosure Warning Sign for The Bear Pit; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' c.1950-60 sub-Curios telling his wife they are

telling his wife they are being sent to London for their upbringing

World trees are frequently depicted with birds in their branches

for example are not contenders so this appropriation

5 inches (Pole)

A very decorative table-top piece which we can date precisely and which would be of serious interest as a table-top decorators piece

Bristol Zoological Gardens:  A Mid 20thC Sign Written Enclosure Warning Sign for The Bear Pit; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' c.1950-60 sub-Curios telling his wife they areOrigin: English Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Bristol Zoological Gardens, Bristol, England Date: c. 1950 60 Width: 15. 5 Height: 11 The hand sign written enclosure warning sign believed to have been displayed around the edge of the bear pit during the period reading; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' the whole of wooden construction and painted in sky blue and red with yellow text, surviving from the 1950s and formerly of Bristol zoological