30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Roach (Rutilus rutilus), dated 1885, by J. Bolton, Taxidermy, 5 Friendly St, New Town, Deptford, a skin mount preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds, weeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a wash painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised bow-front three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 44cm by 14.5cm by 26.5cm, bearing hand written paper legend to interior upper right -"Roach Weight 1lb 2oz, from River Medway, taken by Mr Lawes July 5th 1885, preserved by J. Bolton, 5 Friendly St, New Town, Deptford".
Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200
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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