9th Aug, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Barn Owl (Tito alba), by F.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full...
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Barn Owl (Tito alba), by F.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full mount perched upon a moss covered tree stump, issuing from a faux rock ledge, amidst ferns, tall dry grasses and fauna, set against a light blue wash painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised wall hanging five-glass display case with painted taped frame, 33cm by 16.5cm by 41cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to the verso, "Frederick Gunn was the son of prolific taxidermist Thomas Gunn, Frederick retired from his father's business aged 72 in 1941, and the company closed its doors from business in 1950, thus ending approximately 100 years of trading"
Sold for £450
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 9th Aug, 2019
Natural History & Taxidermy
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