13th Feb, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
Lot 124
 

124

Taxidermy: A Victorian Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), full mount perched atop a small lichen encrusted

Taxidermy: A Victorian Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), full mount perched atop a small lichen encrusted branch, issuing from moss covered groundwork, a sparrow prey beneath the right foot, enclosed beneath a period glass dome, upon a circular ebonised base, raised on three bun feet, overall height including base 43cm, 22cm diameter, together with a collection of Victorian Tropical Birds, including a Silver-beaked Tanager, Yellow Oriole and a Orchard Oriole, all mounted within a natural setting of tall grasses and lichen encrusted branches, enclosed beneath a period glass dome, upon a circular ebonised base, overall height including base 33cm, diameter 18cm (2)

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

Long-eared owl very faded, structurally fine, dome good no damage, tropical birds - Orchard oriole has a broken leg, otherwise overall condition conducive with their age, dome good no damage, Rob 09/01/19

 


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

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