Taxidermy: A Cased Bufflehead Duck (Bucephala albeola), circa 1889, by E. Allen & Co, Bird Fish & Animal Preserver, 20 Stonegate, York, a high quality example of a full mount adult drake, stood atop painted rock work, amidst reeds and tall grasses, above pebbled groundwork beneath, set against a wash painted interior, enclosed within a typical period ebonised single-glass table display case, 44.5cm by 18.5cm by 49cm, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to the verso.