Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Display of Australian Birds, circa 1870-1900

Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Display of Australian Birds, circa 1870-1900, Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Display of Australian Birds, circa 1870-1900, a superb antique colourful display of forteen various exotic tropical birds, native to Oceania and Australia, to include - Paradise riflebird, Kingparrot, Regent bowerbird, Noisy pitta, Satin bowerbird, Regent honeyeater, Galah cockatoo, Crested pigeon, Eastern rosella, Superb parrot, Crimson rosella, Rainbow lorikeet, Scaly-breasted lorikeet, Rose-crowned fruit pigeon, all mounted upon and around a centrally positioned branch, above dry natural grasses and fauna, set against a wash painted back drop, enclosed within a period rose-wood three-glass display case with barley twist turned supports, raised upon four carved feet, 69cm by 28.5cm by 76cm Provenance: The Property of an American Collector

Estimate:£1,500

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