20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of Grouse, dated 1873, Norway, by T. Elliss, Animal & Bird Stuffer, Swaffham, a pair of full mount adult Willow Grouse nestled amongst heather, grasses and fauna, a hen Black Grouse stood above on a lichen encrusted rock, all mounted within a moorland setting, against a plain papered interior, enclosed within a typical period ebonised single-glass display case, 76.5cm by 27cm by 51cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior lower left, bearing data label to interior - Norway , two WIllow Grouse (or Willow- Ptarmigan), and a Grey hen, shot in Norway, August, 1873, by T. Parkin.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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