Ringed Plovers and Chicks..............RATS
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Potter Sussex scene - £550............Potter Pet Rats (13) Tableau - £6500.
Reserved - USA - A most agreeable deposit received 30/8
Montagu's Harriers and Hobby Falcon
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Reserved - deposit received for both 22/6 - Wales
Sparrowhawks(true pair) Robin prey under the mantling male- £545
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Gyr x Peregrine. Large picture frame case. Simply stunning - £2475 Collected.
The Great Bustard - with 1900 data - rarely seen for sale - £1900
£795......................£545.......................£265
Full 'rocking 'sheep - very strong - £200
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Cock Kestrel with Shrew playing "possum" - £325
Long Eared Owl £325.
Almost a matched pair on size and style - the only two and perhaps nice to be kept together?
Family group- 2+5 Great Spotted Woodpecker. I f there is any data it will be hidden under the base board
but it has not been opened - £285
For interest these woodpeckers were reserved by the same person (local private museum) at the same time as the Kestrel case above -this deposit has also now expired. Should a NEW buyer wish to purchase both cases - they will be consigned POSTFREE
Pomatorhine Skua- believed Lowne - £225
Pr Kentish Plover - £225
Plenty of interest in these RARE birds but everyone seems to want them dismounted from the case - NOT really my scene!
Lapland Bunting -£225
Pr Blue Jay - Bowfront case - K E '04 - £215
'Parrots' from the Brind collection(local)- No glass - £135
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Dated Icterine Warbler (recased) in good colour by Bristow. The base to a Willow Warbler also held here
The original signature was overwritten in Ireland!
Rare labeled item - E W Gunn- £375 and also Ellis of Swafham - £375
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THE KITCHEN DISPLAY
Correctly laid out and spaced on a uncluttered wall - these cases would give pleasure for many years!
This complete series of 30 cases - not all showing - £6995
Two birds on left by Charles Kirk of Glasgow(pre 1922) added to my singing male display- about to be Stuka'd!
Having recent business with a relative of
"the eminent naturalist" (Kirk)
and useful information changing hands in both directions - this simple scene is now giving enhanced and appropriate pleasure - perhaps in Scotland too?
A little clearer!
Two images from 'Makatsch' showing 'straight legged' and unusual stances of the Little Auk. Shown only as the image triggered a reminder of a visit made by a 'Guild of Taxidermists' expert? who was quick to point out that the leg position on a mount I'd recently completed was wrong! Small bird - small beer I suppose!
'The kitchen display' - many cases like this have turned up some with spurious labels and some with other peoples work within. If you have a similiar case and are unsure about it please send a photo or scanned image - I have a photo record of every one completed HERE! 6 cases on the right are 'case ups': Little Bittern 1866, Dipper 1909, Rosy Pastor, Wallcreeper 1864 etc etc.
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22/jan. To highlight the above point this rather nice adult specimen (after adjustments!)- little Auk - Summer - just obtained from the Midlands. No indication of the Taxidermist but I am pleased to feature it among the Kitchen display which already shows the winter plumage on a locally found casualty. One or the other can be available.
Redpoll variants-1997 (K E ). Was the centre piece of the display until the Woodcocks pleased me more - £295
Two cases from lower right kitchen display.Ring Ouzel/Twite and Nutcracker
Chair NOT FOR SALE!- Monkey case Recently SOLD (Berlin)