30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Early 20th Century Mirror Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio), dated 1934, a large skin mount preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds, weeds and grasses, set above a sandy river bed, mounted against a graduated pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised flat-fronted three-glass display case, 82cm by 19.5cm by 45.5cm, bearing paper legend to interior upper left - "Caught at Kingston Pond, Ringwood, by J.H. Goodwin, 29th of August 1934, weight 15lbs".
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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