7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), circa 1900-1930, by Henry Murray, Naturalists & Taxidermists, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, a high quality full mount adult male with head turning slightly to the right, perched upon a painted floating faux rock ledge, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, moss and lichen, set against a printed river scene back drop, enclosed within a typical oak framed five-glass wall hanging display case, 42cm by 15.5cm by 44.5cm excluding outer frame, large full paper trade label to verso
Estimated at £400 - £600
horizontal crack to back board.
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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