20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Group of Five Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna), dated 1942-1970, comprising - a full mount adult male with head turning to the left, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 46.5cm, with attached data label - Shelduck, Male Adult, 27th 1st 1942, Grainthorpe Haven, Lincs, a full mount adult female with head turning slightly to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 41cm, with attached data label - Shelduck, Female Adult, 23rd 12th 1943, Boston, lincs, a full mount juvenile female with head turning slightly to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 33cm, with attached data label - Shelduck, Female Juvenile, 9th 9th 1953, Medway Estuary, Kent, a full mount juvenile female with head turning slightly to the left, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 30cm, with attached data label - Shelduck, Female Juvenile, 13th 8th 1947, Medway Estuary, Kent, a full mount female fledgling, with head turning to the left, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 28cm, with attached data label - Shelduck, Female Fledgling, 21st 7th 1970, Medway Estuary, Kent, (5).
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200
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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