20th Apr, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Giant Goldfish (Carassius auratus), dated 1948, by John Cooper & Sons, 78 Bath Road, Hounslow, (Griggs), a large wild Goldfish preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a graduated green painted backboard, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 75.5cm by 19cm by 43cm, bearing gilt legend to front glass - "Giant Goldfish, caught by G.A. Roberts, Butlers Retreat pond, Chingford, 12th Aug.1948", to the case top an applied aluminium label " The Property of BMTn ANG SOCI", taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper left
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
outer case re-painted, fish specimen within re-painted at some point, all case glass good, case structure good.
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 20th Apr, 2022
To include a collection of Indian and European Game Trophies from Kilberry Castle, Argyll. Many of the trophies date from the second half of the 19th century, with rare and historical specimens including Asian Water Buffalos, Astor Markhors, Bengal Tigers, Indian Leopards and Himalayan Tahr.
Entries are now invited for the next Natural History & Taxidermy Sale on 2 September 2022
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