8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus), by W.A. Macleay & Son, Church Street, Inverness, Scotland, a high quality cased pair of Peregrine Falcons, male and female, both stood atop painted and lichen encrusted faux rock boulders, above moss and pebble covered ground work, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and fauna, set against a graduated pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised three-glass table display case, 68cm by 24.5cm by 63.5cm, bearing original full paper trade label to interior lower right
Sold for £480
Estimated at £600 - £800
all glass appears original, birds slightly faded overall, no evidence of any insect or moth damage, painted ebonised outer case various fading and scratches, cornice to upper left side missing an angled section over painted historical damage, case structure sound, 12/10/21
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 8th Dec, 2021
A superb quality auction comprising over 300 lots, including Victorian, Mid-Century, and modern Taxidermy and Natural History specimens by some of the most prolific and renowned taxidermy companies of the last 140 years, to include a private collection of cased Victorian birds and animals from a private vendor, numerous antique and modern African game trophies from various private vendors, rare and unusual Natural history specimens including a large Narwhal Tusk, and three wonderful Blonde Turtle shells.
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