MAGNIFICENT VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY DOME
SOUTH AMERICAN TROPICAL BIRDS
 

A stunning and substantial mid-Victorian taxidermy arrangement featuring a vibrant collection of South American exotic birds (Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidad, and Colombia). This piece is housed under its original large hand-blown glass dome (47cm high), set upon a traditional wooden base with four bun feet.
The display showcases ten birds in dynamic, wings-spread poses, perched amidst naturalistic branches and dried grasses. The collection includes:
  • 1. Turquoise Tanager | Tangara mexicana
  • 2. Plain-tailed Wren | Pheugopedius euophrys
  • 3. Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird | Glaucis dohrnii
  • 4. Copper Rumped Hummingbird | Saucerottia tobaci
  • 5. Black Jacobin Hummingbird | Florisuga fusca
  • 6. Red-legged Honeycreeper | Cyanerpes cyaneus
  • 7. Bay-headed Tanager | Tangara gyrola
  • 8. Silver-beaked Tanager | Ramphocelus carbo
  • 9. Brazilian Tanager | Ramphocelus bresilia
  • 10. Crowned Woodnymph Hummingbird | Thalurania colombica
Condition:
Presented in very good antique condition with remarkably well-preserved plumage colours. Please note that Copper Rumped Hummingbird is missing a glass eye, a minor imperfection consistent with its age which does not detract from the overall splendour of this impressive display.
Dimensions: 47cm (H) x 36cm (W) x 18cm (D)
Provenance: Sourced from a private collection on the Isle of Wight.

PRICE: £975 - Local collection only due to the fragile nature of this relics.