8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Diorama of Various British Birds, circa 1910-1961, Ex Museum Display case, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalist's and Taxidermist's, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, a cased diorama of various British garden birds comprising - Black Redstart, Redstart, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, all mounted upon and around painted faux rock boulders, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, and fauna, above soil and moss-covered groundwork, enclosed within a typical five-glass table display case with ebonised frame and base, 54cm by 33.5cm by 51.5cm, bearing handwritten index to floor interior.
Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 8th Dec, 2021
A superb quality auction comprising over 300 lots, including Victorian, Mid-Century, and modern Taxidermy and Natural History specimens by some of the most prolific and renowned taxidermy companies of the last 140 years, to include a private collection of cased Victorian birds and animals from a private vendor, numerous antique and modern African game trophies from various private vendors, rare and unusual Natural history specimens including a large Narwhal Tusk, and three wonderful Blonde Turtle shells.
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