2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Rare Snow Leopard Skin Rug / Carriage Blanket (Panthera uncia), circa 1920-1930, by Edward Gerrard & Sons, Naturalist's & Furriers, 61 College Place, London, NW, an adult flat skin with limbs outstretched, mounted upon an Asian Black Bear hide beneath, attached to period brown felt backing material with scalloped edge, overall length 220cm by width 133cm, artists silk label attached to verso, most likely a one off commission for a private vendor.
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 2nd Sep, 2022
Over 360 lots of Natural History and Taxidermy, including a superb recreation of a Dodo by Carl Church, a Giant Clam Shell from the early 20th Century, fine collectors cabinets and rare pieces such as a taxidermy Ocean Sun Fish and a Pair of Oilbirds by Rowland Ward.
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