15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2189
Taxidermy: Cased Puffin & Guillemot (Fratercula arctica/Uria aalge) circa early 20th century, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalist's & Taxidermist's, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, a full mount adult Puffin and Guillemot, both stood upon painted floating rockwork, the Guillemot in non-breeding plumage, set against a printed stormy shoreline back drop, enclosed within a typical period oak framed five-glass wall hanging display case, 51cm by 16.5cm by 43.5cm excluding outer frame, taxidermist's original small paper trade label to interior upper right, also partial paper trade label to verso
Estimated at £600 - £800
Puffins right eye is cracked, front glass and both side panels replacements.
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 15th Dec, 2023
An interesting auction of various Entomology and Natural History items, including a collection of commemorative horses’ hooves mounted by the notable taxidermist’s Rowland Ward, a good selection of modern taxidermy specimens by Tony Armitstead, Carl Church, and Robert Ellis, and historical taxidermy specimens mounted by Peter Spicer, John Macpherson, Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Rowland Ward, F.C. Waters, James Hutchings, W.C. Shelbrooke, Robert Duncan, W.F. Homer, John Cooper, A.S. Hutchinson of Derby, Henry Murray, and Thomas Jefferies, to name but a few.
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Wednesday 13th December 10am-4pm, Thursday 14th December 10am-5pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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