2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Barn Owl (Tito alba), dated 1993, by David Astley, Taxidermist, York, a high quality full mount adult male with head turning to the right, perched atop an upturned house brick, above straw covered groundwork beneath, enclosed within an oak framed five-glass table display case, 26.5cm by 22.5cm by 49cm, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to underside.
with Cites Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 617011/02
Sold for £380
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 2nd Sep, 2022
Over 360 lots of Natural History and Taxidermy, including a superb recreation of a Dodo by Carl Church, a Giant Clam Shell from the early 20th Century, fine collectors cabinets and rare pieces such as a taxidermy Ocean Sun Fish and a Pair of Oilbirds by Rowland Ward.
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