7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), late 20th century, by David. L. Keningale, Warwickshire, a high quality full mount adult with head lowered in feeding pose, perched atop a small stump, mounted above painted soil groundwork, amidst tall dry grasses, set against a watercolour painted backdrop, enclosed within an olive green painted three-glass table display case, 33cm by 15.5cm by 31.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper left, with trademark inset farthing coin to groundwork
Sold for £280
Estimated at £180 - £280
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 7th Aug, 2024
To include an array of period and fine modern taxidermy featuring three good private collections. Highlights include a large Late Victorian Diorama of Sea and Estuary Birds, circa 1880-1900 and a cased Late Victorian King Charles’ Spaniel “Charlie”, circa 1860-1880 from the Harold Soar Collection, a cased Mandarin Duck, late 20th century from a private collection of cases mounted by David Keningale, and a Diorama of Red-Legged Partridge, 1997 from a private collection of cases by Colin Dunton.
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