7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Barn Owl (Tyto alba), circa 1880-1900, a good quality full mount adult with head turning to the left, perched upon a hollow faux tree stump, amidst natural dry grasses, ferns and fauna, set above painted simulated rockwork, enclosed beneath a period circular glass dome, with original supporting ebonised base, raised upon three bun feet, diameter 26cm, overall height 43cm
Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350
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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