7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Barbel (Barbus barbus), circa late 20th century, by John Marshall, Taxidermy, Warwickshire, a skin mount preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst weeds, reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a pale green painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised three-glass display case with gilded internal border, 86.5cm by 14.5cm by 41.5cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to verso
Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350
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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