7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Anthropomorphic: A Wall Cased Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), modern, by A. J. Armitstead, Taxidermy, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount posed and dressed as a flower collector, wearing a floral dress, shawl, and holding a basket of flowers in a meadow setting, a painted woodland cottage in the background, amongst faux flowers and grasses, enclosed within an oak framed wall hanging five-glass display case, 19cm by 7.5cm by 24cm, signed to interior lower right
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 7th Aug, 2024
To include an array of period and fine modern taxidermy featuring three good private collections. Highlights include a large Late Victorian Diorama of Sea and Estuary Birds, circa 1880-1900 and a cased Late Victorian King Charles’ Spaniel “Charlie”, circa 1860-1880 from the Harold Soar Collection, a cased Mandarin Duck, late 20th century from a private collection of cases mounted by David Keningale, and a Diorama of Red-Legged Partridge, 1997 from a private collection of cases by Colin Dunton.
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Tuesday 6th August 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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