20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST

The James Harrison Collection of Birds

 
  Lot 180
 

180

Taxidermy: A Group of Six Ducks, 1948-1970, comprising - a full mount adult Scaup Duck in first winter plumage, with head and neck withdrawn resting, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 29cm, with attached data label - Scaup, Male First Winter, 12th 1st 1963, Medway Estuary, Kent, a full mount adult male Pintail Duck in first winter plumage, with head turning to the left, stood upon painted and shell covered groundwork, overall height 34.5cm, with attached data label - Pintail, Male First Winter, 6th 1st 1965, Medway Estuary, Kent, Dr James Harrison handwritten data label to underside, a full mount adult female Mallard Duck in first winter plumage, with head turning slightly to the left, mounted upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 27cm, with attached data label - Mallard, Female 1st Winter, 17th 11th 1951, Gatton, Surrey, a full mount adult female Wigeon Duck, with head lowered and right foot raised in scratching pose, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 18cm, with attached data label - Wigeon, Female Adult, 26th 11th 1970, Medway Estuary, Kent, a full mount juvenile male Gadwall Duck, with head turning to the left, stood upon painted faux rock and pebbled groundwork, overall height 35cm, with attached data label - Gadwall, Male Juvenile, 12th 8th 1948, Cooling Marsh, Kent, a full mount adult male Common Scoter Duck in first winter plumage, with head turning to the left, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 28cm, with attached data label - Common Scoter, Male First Winter, 30th 1st 1948, Rye Harbour, Sussex, (6)

Sold for £200
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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