7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Large Cased Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), circa early 20th century, South America, a superb adult male with head turning slightly to the left, his tail streamers hanging below, sat upon an ebonised pedestal perch, enclosed within a modern five-glass table display case, supported upon a mahogany base, 46.5cm by 28.5cm by 97.5cm
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
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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