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Taxidermy Falconet

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Log #6600

Description: Victorian taxidermy Falconet in typical Rowland Ward all-glass case with naturalistic ground-work.

Rowland Ward Ltd. of Piccadilly became and remained for many years the largest and most famous taxidermy firm in the world. Rownland Ward (1848-1912), formed his own publishing company, and between 1880 and 1911 published over 30 books. One of his books 'The Sportsmans Biritish Handbook' contained over 300 illustrations of birds all of which had been mounted in the Rowland Ward studios specifically to be photographed for the book.