20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Cased Late Victorian Pair of Broad-Billed Sandpiper's (Calidris falcinellus), dated 1893, a full mount adult female in flying pose with wings outstretched, a juvenile full mount below stood over looking a nest site of four painted faux eggs, amidst a natural setting of moss and tall grasses, mounted upon soil covered marsh groundwork, enclosed within a five-glass table display case with ebonised taped frame, raised on a rectangular ebonised base, 58cm by 28.5cm by 34cm, bearing hand written data labels to front - Broad-Billed Sandpiper, (Limicola f. falcinellus) ♀ ad, Fokstuen, Dovrefield, Norway, June 26th 1893, - Broad-Billed Sandpiper, (Limicola f. falcinellus) juv, Kvicknefield, Nordre Osterdal, Norway, August 17th 1893.
Sold for £130
Estimated at £180 - £280
Auction: The James Harrison Collection of Birds, 20th May, 2022
The James Harrison Collection comprises over 200 lots of cased and freemount birds dating from the late Victorian era to the middle of the 20th century. The collection includes rare and unusual examples, such as a passenger pigeon and a kiwi, as well as mounts by the likes of Rowland Ward, James Gardner, Charles Kirk and George Bristow.
James Maurice Harrison (1892-1971) was an ornithologist and one of the last great bird collectors, who gathered large numbers of specimens to study moult patterns, distribution, geographical and colour variation within and between species. A GP by profession, Harrison filled his family home and Doctor's Surgery, Bowerwood House in Kent, with his extraordinary collection.
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Wednesday 18th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, Thursday 19th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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