Two Peacocks in Tree Finish:10-pack View of a crowded room

View of a crowded room in Bagnigge Wells

The cross was on the site of one of the Eleanor Crosses originally erected in the late 13th century

Bagnigge Wells was a popular spa which thrived from 1760 to the end of the eighteenth century and had a reputation for 'loose women and boys whose morals are depraved'

street musicians etc

'La Goulue au Moulin Rouge'

Two Peacocks in Tree Finish:10-pack View of a crowded roomMirrored or opposing animals are a frequent theme in this tradition, and the peacock can be a symbol of eternity. These paired birds may recall to mind a passage from the Upanishads that refers to two birds, sitting on a single branch. One of them eats a delicious fig; the other simply watches. That passage is taken to be an affirmation of the complementary nature of action and consciousness (or contemplation) "He whose own heart is pure makes no