7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Dome of North and South American Birds, circa 1880-1900, a colourful display of twenty three various species, to include - Blackburnian warbler, Yellow warbler, Magnolia warbler, Scarlet tanager, Ruby-throated hummingbird, American goldfinch, Baltimore oriole, Black-backed woodpecker, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Field sparrow, Rose-breasted grosbeak, White-breasted nuthatch, Ruby-throated hummingbird, Snow bunting, Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, Red-winged blackbird, Yellow-shafted flicker, Eastern bluebird, Eastern kingbird, all mounted upon and around a centrally positioned branch, set above soil and grit covered groundwork, enclosed beneath a large period oval glass dome, supported on the original base, 48.5cm by 20.5cm by 58cm overall
Sold for £650
Estimated at £450 - £550
crack to dome rear left side, not immediately noticeable when viewed from the front, also a shallow chip to the lower front right side. The dome is structurally sound.
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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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