20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Group of Three Geese, dated 1928-1948, comprising - a full mount adult male Pink-Footed Goose, with head turning to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 53.5cm, with attached data label - Pink-Footed Goose, Male Adult, 13th 11th 1948, Near Laurence Kirk, Angus, a full mount adult male Russian White-Fronted Goose, with head turning to the left, by Dr James Harrison, Sevenoaks, Kent, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 49.5cm, bearing Dr James Harrison data label to underside, also with attached data label - Russian White-Fronted Goose, Male Adult, 10th 10th 1938, Tetney, Lincs, a full mount adult male Dark-Breasted Brent Goose, with head turning slightly to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 43cm, with attached data label - Dark-Breasted Brent Goose, Male Adult, 12th 3rd 1938, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, (3).
Sold for £200
Estimated at £120 - £180
Auction: The James Harrison Collection of Birds, 20th May, 2022
The James Harrison Collection comprises over 200 lots of cased and freemount birds dating from the late Victorian era to the middle of the 20th century. The collection includes rare and unusual examples, such as a passenger pigeon and a kiwi, as well as mounts by the likes of Rowland Ward, James Gardner, Charles Kirk and George Bristow.
James Maurice Harrison (1892-1971) was an ornithologist and one of the last great bird collectors, who gathered large numbers of specimens to study moult patterns, distribution, geographical and colour variation within and between species. A GP by profession, Harrison filled his family home and Doctor's Surgery, Bowerwood House in Kent, with his extraordinary collection.
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Wednesday 18th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, Thursday 19th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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