7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), circa 1969-1970, by Bob Reid, Snowdonia Taxidermy Services, Llanrwst, North Wales, a full mount adult with wings open in flight, beak agape, mounted above short grasses upon painted soil groundwork below, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass table display case, 71cm by 23cm by 46.5cm, this particular specimen was the inspiration for wildlife artist Raymond Chings painting titled "End to the Squandering of Beauty", featured within Sir David Attenborough and Errol Fullers book "Drawn from Paradise"
Sold for £750
Estimated at £400 - £600
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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Tuesday 6th August 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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