Taxidermy: A Cased Mid-Victorian Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), circa 1845-1856, by T.M. Williams, Taxidermy, 155 Oxford St, London, a large full mount adult, perched in standing position upon a painted tree trunk, amidst a natural setting of tall dry grasses, and fauna, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within a large period ebonised single-glass display case, 52cm by 29.5cm by 84cm, bearing hand written label to verso ''Great Horned Owl - from N. America''.