20th Apr, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Reproduction Pair of Extinct New Zealand Huia Birds (†Heteralocha acutirostris), modern, a superb pair of composed full mount Huia birds, the female with raised head and open beak, perched upon a small tree stump, the male beside her perched upon a short cut branch, above painted soil covered groundwork, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and fauna, enclosed within a large five-glass table display case with taped frame, 59cm by 29cm by 61cm, the beaks have been reproduced from actual beaks of specimens shot in the Gollans Valley, York Bay, New Zealand circa 1890, mounted upon substitute donor bodies.
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 20th Apr, 2022
To include a collection of Indian and European Game Trophies from Kilberry Castle, Argyll. Many of the trophies date from the second half of the 19th century, with rare and historical specimens including Asian Water Buffalos, Astor Markhors, Bengal Tigers, Indian Leopards and Himalayan Tahr.
Entries are now invited for the next Natural History & Taxidermy Sale on 2 September 2022
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