8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Roach (Rutilus rutilus), by John Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London, EC, an early example preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a flat pebbled river bed, mounted against a pale blue back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 50cm by 15cm by 31.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper left, bearing paper legend to interior upper right "Taken by M.J.B. Thompson, at West Drayton, Sept 17th 1883, 1lb 12ozs".
Sold for £250
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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