Taxidermy: A Late Victorian South American Tropical Bird Display

Taxidermy: A Late Victorian South American Tropical Bird Display, circa 1870-1900, Taxidermy: A Late Victorian South American Tropical Bird Display, circa 1870-1900, a typical period display of colourful tropical birds, to include - Pompadour cotinga, Spangled cotinga, Guianan red-cotinga, Red-legged honeycreeper, Red-winged blackbird, a male and female Crimson topaz hummingbird, and three other hummingbirds, all mounted upon and around a centrally positioned branch, set amidst natural dry grasses and flowerheads, enclosed beneath a period oval glass dome, with supporting mahogany veneered base, raised upon four squat feet, 41cm by 20.5cm by 48cm overall Provenance: The Property of an American Collector

Estimation:€473.47

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