7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Hyper-Realism Cockerel Man (Homus galus domesticus), 2024, by Carl Church, Taxidermy, Pickering, North Yorkshire, an unusual hybrid creation from the mind of celebrated taxidermist, and sculpture Carl Church, a superbly modelled man's head turning to the right, the connecting feathered body of a young adult cockerel standing atop a leaning broken fence post, set above soil and brush covered groundwork beneath, enclosed within a large high quality lead framed five-glass table display, raised upon an ebonised base, 46cm by 33cm by 76.5cm, taxidermist's ivorine circular trade plaque to case side
Estimated at £600 - £800
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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