20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Group of Five Ducks, dated 1927-1963, comprising - a full mount adult female Bahama Pintail Duck, with head turning slightly to the left, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 30cm, with attached data label - Bahama Pintail, Female Adult, 12th 10th 1963, Near Tonbridge, Kent, a full mount adult male Wigeon in eclipse plumage with head turning slightly to the right, overall height 30cm, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, with attached data label - Wigeon, Male Adult Eclipse, 12th 8th 1953, Medway Estuary, Kent, a full mount adult female Mallard Duck with head turning slightly to the right, overall height 37cm, mounted upon a corkwood base, with attached data label - Mallard, Female Adult, 8th 1st 1949, Cottington, Kent, a full mount adult male Mallard Duck looking straight ahead, overall height 36.5cm, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, with attached data label - Mallard, Adult Male, 21st 1st 1937, Stonegate, Sussex, a full mount adult male Pochard in second winter plumage, with head turning to the right, overall height 33cm, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, with attached data label - Pochard, Male Second Winter, 24th 11th 1927, Brookland, Kent, (5)
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £250
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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