20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Group of Three Geese, dated 1928-1948, comprising - a full mount immature male Pink-Footed Goose, with head turning to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 47cm, with attached data label - Pink-Footed Goose, Male Immature, 21st 11th 1947, Holbeach, Lincs, a full mount adult female Russian White-Fronted Goose, with head turning to the right, stood upon a painted faux rock base, overall height 44.5cm, with attached data label - Russian White-Fronted Goose, Female Adult, 3rd 1st 1948, Cooling Marsh, Kent, a full mount adult male Dark-breasted Brent Goose, with head turning to the left, mounted upon a rectangular beach wood base, overall height 41cm, Dr James Harrison data label to underside - February 9th 1928, purchased from a market in London, (3).
Sold for £160
Estimated at £120 - £180
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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