30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: An Early Cased Perch (Perca fluviatilis), dated 16th August 1859, by John Cooper, Radnor St, London, a skin mount preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case, 44.5cm by 12cm by 28.5cm, bearing paper legend to interior upper left - "Caught by Joseph Horton, 16th August 1859, in the Broxbourne Fishery with a single hair line, Weight 1lb 11ozs"
Sold for £280
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 30th Nov, 2022
The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.
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