20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Group of Five Ducks, dated 1924-1970, comprising - a full mount adult Pintail Duck, with head turning to the left, stood upon a pebbled groundwork base, overall height 34cm, probably supplied or mounted by George Bristow, handwriting to underside matches examples by his hand, with attached data label - Pintail, Male Adult, 14th 2nd 1938, Bodiam, Sussex, a full mount adult Tufted Duck in eclipse plumage, with head turning sharply to the left, mounted upon a faux rock base, overall height 23.5cm, with attached data label - Tufted Duck, Male Eclipse, 3rd 8th 1970, Sevenoaks, Kent, a full mount immature male Gadwall Duck looking straight ahead, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 29cm, with attached data label - Gadwall, Male Immature, WAGBI Ringed, 2nd 9th 1968, Otford, Kent, a full mount adult female Tufted Duck in first winter plumage, stood upon a painted faux rock, overall height 25.5cm, with attached data label - Tufted Duck, Female First Winter, 9th 1st 1924, Littlestone, Kent, (ex Dr A. McMillan collection), a full mount juvenile male Wigeon in first winter plumage, with head and neck withdrawn resting, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 22cm, with attached data label - Wigeon, Male Juvenile/First Winter, 18th 9th 1948, Medway Estuary, Kent, (5).
Sold for £190
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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