13th Feb, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
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Taxidermy: Two Victorian Cases of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), a single Red Squirrel...

Taxidermy: Two Victorian Cases of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), a single Red Squirrel clinging to a cork stump, amidst grasses, ferns and moss, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case with silver painted moulding, 33cm by 14.5cm by 47cm, another pair of Red Squirrels both climbing upon a cork tree stump, amidst grasses, ferns and moss, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case with silver painted moulding, 53.5cm by 15cm by 47cm (2)

Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

both faded animals, both cases have cracks to the glass 12/01/19

 


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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 13th Feb, 2019

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