8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Large Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius), dated 1894, by J.J. Gillson, a large skin specimen preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted pale blue backdrop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 108.5cm by 15.5cm by 42cm, bearing handwritten legend to case interior lower left " Pike 15lb, Caught and Preserved by J.J. Gillson, taken from the Thames Bank Fishing in 1894", featured within "The Domesday Book of English Fish Taxidermist's", by Barry Williams, page 377
Sold for £450
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 8th Dec, 2021
A superb quality auction comprising over 300 lots, including Victorian, Mid-Century, and modern Taxidermy and Natural History specimens by some of the most prolific and renowned taxidermy companies of the last 140 years, to include a private collection of cased Victorian birds and animals from a private vendor, numerous antique and modern African game trophies from various private vendors, rare and unusual Natural history specimens including a large Narwhal Tusk, and three wonderful Blonde Turtle shells.
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