30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: A Rare & Unusual Short Beaked European Woodcock (Scolopax), dated 1986, by Colin Dunton, Taxidermy, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a rare and unusual full mount adult Woodcock with a short beak, a scarce natural abnormality, stood upon a soil and leaf covered ledge, amidst dry ferns and leaves, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a wall mounted picture frame style five-glass display case, 29cm by 11cm by 29cm excluding outer frame, bearing oval ivorine plaque to interior groundwork -"Shot by Colin Dunton, Harefoot Farm, Berkhampstead, Flushed and retrieved by Sam, 15th November 1986".
Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £600
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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