9th Aug, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
Lot 41
 

41

Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus), circa 1912, by F....

Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus), circa 1912, by F. Caville, 56 Vicarage Lane, Stratford, a pair of full mount adults, both stood upon faux rock work, amidst reeds, tall grasses and brush, set against a watercolour painted evening sky back board, enclosed within a gothic styled oak framed five-glass wall hanging display case with painted taped frame, 61cm by 14.5cm by 58.5cm excluding frame, label to interior lower right "2 Crested Grebe shot Jan 1912, by G. Brown", taxidermist's hand written label to verso

Sold for £800
Estimated at £300 - £400


 

Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 9th Aug, 2019

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