Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Hobbies (Falco subbuteo)

Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Hobbies (Falco subbuteo), circa 1880-1900, (Falco subbuteo), Falco subbuteo), circa 1880-1900, a pair of high-quality full-mount adults, the female posed with head turning to the right, perched next to her nest containing three simulated eggs, the male perched opposite upon the same tree stump, mounted amidst natural dry grasses, above painted groundwork below, set against a graduated watercolour painted interior, enclosed within a typical period ebonised single-glass display case, 76cm by 28cm by 54.5cm CITES Annex A, Appendix II (pre-1947 exempt)

Estimate:£300

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