Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Display of Tropical Birds, circa 1880-1900

Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Display of Tropical Birds, circa 1880-1900, Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Display of Tropical Birds, circa 1880-1900, a typical colourful display of eleven various tropical birds, to include - Blue-and-black tanager, European bee-eater, Golden-rumped euphonia, Flame-crested tanager, Blue-gray tanager, Black bishop, Eastern rosella, Blackcap, and three various Hummingbirds, all mounted upon and around a centrally positioned branch, amidst natural dry grasses, flora and ferns, enclosed beneath a large period oval glass dome, with original ebonised supporting base, 35cm by 17cm by 57cm overall height Provenance: The Property of an American Collector

Estimate:£300

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