19th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: A Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), dated 2003, by Peter Farrington, Taxidermy, Wilmslow, Cheshire, a full mount adult with head turning to the left, perched atop a cut ash tree stump, mounted upon an ebonised rectangular base, overall height 35cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to underside, part of the Peter Farrington Collection.
with Cites Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 255731/01
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200
Cause of death RTA - 2003.
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 19th Apr, 2023
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