7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Diorama of Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), dated 8th & 9th November 1997, Fuentelfrenso, Near Guadalahara, Spain, by Colin Dunton, Taxidermy, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a superb quality diorama containing eight full mount adults, all mounted upon and around heather and soil covered groundwork, enclosed within a bespoke oak framed five-glass display case, 77.5cm by 62cm by 76cm, with inset ivorine data label to interior groundwork
Sold for £450
Estimated at £500 - £700
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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