30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), by Arthur Rodgers, Taxidermy, Nottingham,, a full mount adult female with wings outstretched, a Grey Partridge prey underfoot, perched atop a painted faux rock bolder, amidst a natural setting of ferns and fauna, set against a graduated painted sky backdrop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised five-glass display case, 71cm by 28cm by 52.5cm, signed to interior lower left F. Rodgers, Nottingham.
Sold for £420
Estimated at £350 - £450
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 30th Nov, 2022
The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.
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