20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara), dated 1876, Tunis, by James Gardner, Bird & Animal Preserver, 29, Late 426 Oxford Street, London, a full mount adult stood upon painted rock work, amidst a natural setting of ferns, fauna and grasses, above pebbled groundwork, set against an evening sky painted interior, enclosed within a typical period ebonised single-glass display case, 30.5cm by 13.5cm by 38cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior lower right, bearing label to interior lower right - Tunis, Barbary Partridge, shot by T. Parkin, in the Regency of Tunis, in 1876
Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £250
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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