7th Aug, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: Scottish Feral Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), early 20th century, by John Macpherson & Son's, Taxidermist's & Furriers, Inglis Street, Inverness, a high quality large adult male shoulder mount looking straight ahead, right horn 87cm, left horn 85.5cm, from the wall 39cm, height 72cm, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso, previously housed within Macpherson's retail premises
Sold for £350
Estimated at £300 - £400
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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