15th Jan, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall

 
  Lot 2111
 

2111

Taxidermy: A Large Cased Diorama of Arctic Birds, circa 1875, Arctic Seas, by Henry Shaw,...

Taxidermy: A Large Cased Diorama of Arctic Birds, circa 1875, Arctic Seas, by Henry Shaw, Taxidermist, Salop, an interesting diorama of Arctic birds comprising two Petrels, a male and female Long-Tailed Duck, two Black-Throated Divers, and two Red-Throated Divers, with a small mouse or vole centred below, all mounted upon a painted faux rock ledge amidst seaweed, sea shells, and fauna, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a large oak framed three-glass floor standing display case, 104.5cm by 49cm by 132cm, bearing copper shield - ''Arctic Seas, Collected by A.H.P'', signed and dated to interior floor H. Shaw, Salop 75.

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500


 

Auction: The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall, 15th Jan, 2021

The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall

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