2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Common Pochard (Aythya ferina), dated 1992, by David Astley, Taxidermist, York, a high quality adult drake with head turning to the right, stood upon a painted muddy riverbank setting, amidst tall dry reeds and grass, enclosed within a wall hanging four-glass display case, 41.5cm by 22.5cm by 39.5cm excluding outer frame, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso
Sold for £130
Estimated at £120 - £180
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 2nd Sep, 2022
Over 360 lots of Natural History and Taxidermy, including a superb recreation of a Dodo by Carl Church, a Giant Clam Shell from the early 20th Century, fine collectors cabinets and rare pieces such as a taxidermy Ocean Sun Fish and a Pair of Oilbirds by Rowland Ward.
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Thursday 1 September 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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