Taxidermy: A Large Cased Diorama of Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), circa early 20th century, by...
Taxidermy: A Large Cased Diorama of Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), circa early 20th century, by J. Mountney & Son, Naturalist, 42, Royal Arcade, Cardiff, a pair of high quality full mounts, hen and cock bird, the cock bird stood aupon a faux rock bolder with tail fanned in courtship pose, the hen below amidst a natural setting of tall dry grasses and ferns, above pebbled groundwork, set against a grey painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised three-glass display case, 83.5cm by 36cm by 68.5cm, bearing taxidermist's partial trade label to interior lower right.