A Large & Fine 19thC Taxidermy Ornithological Quintet Group of Cormorants & Gulls sub-Antiques all fully functional aside from

all fully functional aside from the eyes currently

later leather swing handle and iron studwork to base and rim

The oak shadow box with amber interior and gilt gesso ornate frame

he grew up amidst the well-to-do and the well-educated in Chalfort-St-Clare

Included in the box (which is in immaculate order) are three cars

A Large & Fine 19thC Taxidermy Ornithological Quintet Group of Cormorants & Gulls sub-Antiques all fully functional aside fromOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 The Case: Depth: 16 inches Width: 38 inches Height: 30 inches The quintet group of seabirds including cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) and gulls (Laridae) within a naturalistic setting of coastal ferns, sea weeds and grasses, the whole housed in a generously sized ebonised display case surviving from the last quarter of the nineteenth century in good overall