8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
98
Taxidermy: A Cased Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), circa 1890-1900, ex museum display case, a full mount adult male, with head turning to the right, mounted upon snow and frost covered groundwork, amidst frosted branches and grasses, set against a painted mountain scene backdrop, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 45.5cm by 25cm by 63.5cm, painted number to side of case 70, various museum notes to verso of the case, possibly a Joseph Cullingford or Robert Duncan specimen later re-cased
Sold for £600
Estimated at £700 - £900
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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