2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
104
Entomology/Coleoptera: A Fine Quality Entomology Collectors Cabinet, circa early 20th century, a twenty four drawer mahogany collectors cabinet, the interior 24 drawers numbered 41-64, each with protective glass cover, enclosed within a fine quality flame mahogany cabinet with single hinged door, a single drawer to the top bearing gilt text - "The Dr P.B. Mason Collection of British Coleoptera, Presented By Mrs J.P. Thomasson 1911", cabinet dimensions - 49.5cm by 38cm by 131.5cm, drawer dimensions - 45cm by 38cm by 4.5cm, internal drawer dimensions - 40.5cm by 32.5cm by 2cm, (empty).
Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
no specimens contained within.
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 2nd Sep, 2022
Over 360 lots of Natural History and Taxidermy, including a superb recreation of a Dodo by Carl Church, a Giant Clam Shell from the early 20th Century, fine collectors cabinets and rare pieces such as a taxidermy Ocean Sun Fish and a Pair of Oilbirds by Rowland Ward.
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