19th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: Who Killed Cock Robin, dated 2023, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermy, Darlington, Co Durham, an interesting diorama depicting the death of Cock Robin, portraying an adult House Sparrow with a bow and arrow underfoot, a mortally wounded adult Robin laid below upon grit covered groundwork, a single arrow to his left side, both mounted upon the remains of a small stone wall, set against a watercolour painted church yard scene back drop, enclosed within an oak framed wall hanging five-glass display case, 29cm 7cm by 37cm excluding outer frame, signed and dated to interior right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 19th Apr, 2023
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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