20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: A Northern Marsh Harrier & Hen Harrier, circa 1922, a full mount adult female Marsh Harrier perched upon a small cut branch with head turning to the right, mounted upon a small oak wall hanging shield, 23cm from the wall, overall height 41cm, bearing hand written text to verso - Marsh Harrier, circa 1922, together with an early 20th century adult full mount female Hen Harrier, perched atop an old painted tree stump, (probably removed from an older case), overall height 48cm, (2).
Sold for £190
Estimated at £250 - £350
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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