Lot 339

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY DISPLAY OF A CAPERCAILLE

BY PETER SPICER & SONS, LEAMINGTON, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Fermé8 July 2009

Prix réalisé

GBP 6,000

Plus d'informations

Comment vendre

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY DISPLAY OF A CAPERCAILLE
BY PETER SPICER & SONS, LEAMINGTON, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
In an ebonised case, with a paper label to the the reverse
33¾ in. (86 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95 cm.) wide; 24¼ in. (62 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

A Capercaillie is a huge woodland grouse which was reintroduced to Scotland by the Marquess of Breadalbane in 1857 on Drummond Hill, Lertterellan, Perthshire.