Taxidermy Ruby-topaz hummingbird
 

Taxidermy Ruby-topaz hummingbird

 By James Gardner

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By James Gardner

Latin: Chrysolampis mosquitus

Size: Approx. 20.5 x 20.5 x 8.5

Description: Victorian Ruby Topaz humming bird in a naturalistic setting. Box style case. James Gardner label verso.

James Gardner founded his prolific taxidermy business in the early 1840's. The firm was known at several numbers in Oxford Street and held Royal warrants for 'Her Majesty the Queen Victoria, The Royal Families of England and France and HH The Khedive of Egypt, making this firms place as one of the best British historical taxidermists secured.