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ANTIQUE #SA1006485

Taxidermy - Kingfisher & Eggs In Realistic River Bank Setting By Peter Spicer & Sons

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

A remarkable case by Peter Spicer & Sons of Leamington Spa. Circa 1905. This famous Victorian taxidermy firm was and is regarded by many as best of all the British taxidermists.
 
This particular case is unlabeled, which is unusual, but as with other Victorian taxidermy firms commission work for other for retail stores and country/sporting retailers such as “Harrods” the “Army & Navy” stores was welcome business and Spicer’s was no exception, on these occasions their trade label is omitted.
 
45cm wide x 34cm high x 25cm deep.
 
Note. The original eggs have been removed from this case to comply with the ban on selling birds eggs, and have been replaced with replicas (faux eggs bye the highly regarded replica egg specialist Tony Ladd) in the same position they originally were. An image is available of the case before I carried out this work. A copy of Tony Ladds invoice is attached to the back of the case.
 
Foot note: I have collected taxidermy by Peter Spicer of Royal Leaming...
Antique SA1006485 shown on this page was made in 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1900
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Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Kendall House Antiques a traditional shop in the North Cotswold’s Market town of Chipping Campden.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07880 602715
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD