6th May, 2021 12:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary
 
Lot 1
 

LOTS 1-80: FROM VIKTOR WYND'S MUSEUM. CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
LESSER BIRD OF PARADISE FEATHERS, 19TH CENTURY

LESSER BIRD OF PARADISE FEATHERS, 19TH CENTURY

49cm long in total

Please note this lot is subject to VAT on the hammer price at 20%.

These feathers are CITES Annex B Appendix II, no licence required for UK sale but an export permit will be required for export outside of the UK.

Provenance historic Suffolk collection.

Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London.

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.

Estimated at £120 - £180

 

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