2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
200
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of Wading & Estuary Birds, attributed to Henry Shaw, Taxidermist, Salop, a group of eight various British wading and estuary birds, comprising - Lapwing, two Golden Plovers, Dunlin, Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Oyster Catcher, Green Sandpiper, all mounted upon a painted faux rock ledge, set against a blue painted sky back drop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised three-glass display case, 58.5cm by 25.5cm by 70cm
Sold for £380
Estimated at £180 - £280
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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