20th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
The James Harrison Collection of Birds
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Taxidermy: A Cased Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus), by Rowland Ward, FZS, Limited, "The Jungle", 166 Piccadilly, London, a superb large full mount female with head turning slightly to the right, stood upon a large painted faux rock bolder, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses and ferns, above leaf and soil covered groundwork beneath, enclosed within a trademark five-glass table display case with later-taped frame, 62.5cm by 28cm by 63.5cm, bearing a trademark Rowland Ward wax trade stamp to interior glass lower right.
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £600 - £800
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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