20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Snipe, Jack Snipe & Spotted Crake, dated 1927 & 1952, a full mount adult Snipe stood upon a painted simulated soil base, with beetle lavae to the groundwork, overall height 20cm, with attached data label - Snipe, 1st 1st 1927, Otford, Kent, a full mount adult male Jack snipe stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 19.5cm, with attached data label - Jack Snipe, Male, 12th 12th 1927, Littlestone, Kent, together with a full mount adult Spotted Crake, stood upon a painted faux rock slab base, overall height 16.5cm, handwritten data to underside - November 7th 1952, Egypt Bay, Kent, (3)
Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: The James Harrison Collection of Birds, 20th May, 2022
The James Harrison Collection comprises over 200 lots of cased and freemount birds dating from the late Victorian era to the middle of the 20th century. The collection includes rare and unusual examples, such as a passenger pigeon and a kiwi, as well as mounts by the likes of Rowland Ward, James Gardner, Charles Kirk and George Bristow.
James Maurice Harrison (1892-1971) was an ornithologist and one of the last great bird collectors, who gathered large numbers of specimens to study moult patterns, distribution, geographical and colour variation within and between species. A GP by profession, Harrison filled his family home and Doctor's Surgery, Bowerwood House in Kent, with his extraordinary collection.
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Wednesday 18th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, Thursday 19th May 10:00am - 4:00pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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