A Black Grouse by Rowland Ward in glass case
early 20th century
51cm by 49cm by 32cm
Estimate: |
£150 - £250
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Hammer price:
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£180 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Rowland
Ward (1848-1912) the most celebrated of all taxidermists, operated from
premises in Piccadilly. Here, he catered to Dukes and Duchesses, the rich and
famous, and sportsmen the world over. He was so successful, and his reputation
so great, that following his own death in 1912, the company he founded stayed
in business for another 60 years, despite the general decline in interest in
taxidermy through the twentieth century. During this period, the firm employed
hundreds of workers, and was always renowned for the high quality of the work
produced and the top quality standards maintained by its employees. Ward
himself made many innovations in terms of taxidermy, and always maintained that
a good taxidermist was not simply a craftsman but an artist and that he or she
should be regarded as nothing less.
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