19th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), dated 2018, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a fine quality full mount adult, stood upon a painted faux rock ledge, guarding a single egg within a burrow nest below, set against a watercolour painted coastline scene back drop, enclosed within a large oak framed wall hanging five-glass display case, 41.5cm by 17.5cm by 60cm excluding outer frame, signed and dated to interior lower right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso.
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £500 - £700
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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