30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius), circa 1871-1876, by Peter Spicer, Taxidermy, 10 Victoria Terrace, Leamington, a large skin mount preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a rock and pebbled river bed, mounted against a watercolour painted back drop, enclosed within a period three-glass flat fronted display case, 123cm by 18cm by 48cm, a trade mark signed pebble to interior lower left - "Peter Spicer, Leamington", bearing partial paper trade label to verso.
Sold for £450
Estimated at £500 - £700
Body of the Pike is slightly sagging away from the back drop, case in good condition, all glass good, trade label to verso damaged, 17/09/22
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 30th Nov, 2022
The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.
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