Lot n° 114
Estimation :
80 - 100
EUR
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus albellus) (CE): - Lot 114
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus albellus) (CE):
Naturalized male specimen on wooden base with green label and old calligraphy indicating "Red-breasted Merganser Mergus albellus" and under the base label with old calligraphy indicating "Red-breasted Merganser Mergus albellus Merganser cristatus minor et stellatus, adult male in breeding plumage killed at St Vaast-de-la Hougue Manche, subject sent by Abbé Olivier in April 1868"; naturalized before 1900.
Species not listed in the Washington Convention (CITES), in European Community Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 and prior to the application of the French Environment Code.
Specimen sold as is
Expert : COMBREXELLE Michaël
Former collection of Mr. Gardonne LEBRAULT (1881-1956), a butcher and caterer in Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole and a taxidermist in his spare time, a discipline he practiced from 1910 to 1950. In 1910, he had the opportunity to acquire an important collection of avian, mammalian and ichthyological specimens naturalized between 1845 and 1900, which are notably presented in this sale. He enriched his collection with other specimens naturalized between 1900 and 1953. On his death, his entire collection of mammals, birds, fish and insects was kept by his family and displayed in glass cases for conservation purposes.
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