7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), modern, a high quality full mount adult female with wings aloft, stood with a female Blackbird prey underfoot, perched atop a cut tree stump, amidst tall grasses and fauna, set above painted soil groundwork below, enclosed within a five-glass table display case, 41cm by 28cm by 62.5cm
with CITES Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 256675/02
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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Tuesday 6th August 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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