Taxidermy, a case of preserved British raptors, a harassment of harriers
Taxidermy, a case of preserved British raptors, a harassment of harriers, late 19th century and later, comprising male and female western marsh harriers, Circus aeruginosus, male and female hen harriers, Circus cyaneus, and a male and female Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus, all stood on naturalistic rocky outcrops, in a later ebonised and glazed display case, 92.5cm high, 123.5cm wide, 37.5cm deep
Provenance: Lamberty Art & Design, selected items from the storages.
Condition Report:
As catalogued these are late 19th century preserved birds which have been later re-cased, All birds appear in good condition - some restoration appears to have occurred to the yellow legs to some, probably occurred at the time of the re-casing. There is a vertical split to the rear of the case,
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Taxidermy, a case of preserved British raptors, a harassment of harriers, late 19th century and later, comprising male and female western marsh harriers, Circus aeruginosus, male and female hen harriers, Circus cyaneus, and a male and female Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus, all stood on naturalistic rocky outcrops, in a later ebonised and glazed display case, 92.5cm high, 123.5cm wide, 37.5cm deep
Provenance: Lamberty Art & Design, selected items from the storages.
Condition Report:
As catalogued these are late 19th century preserved birds which have been later re-cased, All birds appear in good condition - some restoration appears to have occurred to the yellow legs to some, probably occurred at the time of the re-casing. There is a vertical split to the rear of the case,
