19th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: Two Cased Black-Headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus), by John Cooper & Sons, Radnor St, London, a full mount immature male in first winter plumage with head turning to the right, stood upon painted faux rockwork, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses and fauna, set against a painted and pebbled rockscape back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 40.5cm by 19.5cm by 35.5cm, together with another identical case containing a full mount adult female, (2).
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 19th Apr, 2023
The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.
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Monday 17th April 10am-4pm, Tuesday 18 April 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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