2nd Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna), circa early 20th century, a pair of full mount adults, the hen bird stood above her clutch of four eggs upon a painted faux rock, the male below stood above a simulated glass pool of water, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, set against a watercolour painted back drop, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass display case, 91.5cm by 28cm by 52cm
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150
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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Thursday 1 September 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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