2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), captive bred, dated 2022, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermy, Darlington, Co Durham, a superb high quality adult full mount, with head turning to the left, a red berry within it's beak, perched upon a frost covered branch, set against a watercolour painted winter woodland scene back drop, enclosed within a wall hanging five-glass diamond shaped display case with oak frame, 38.5cm by 9cm by 52.5cm excluding outer frame, signed and dated to interior lower right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso.
Sold for £300
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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