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Lot 150: Red vented bulbul; Purple-crested turaco; Marico sunbird; Lilac-breasted roller; Golden oriole oriel; Sunbird; Spotted fly-catcher, Pale flycatcher and Mariqua flycatcher; Three long-billed larks; Southern grey-tit and Ashy tit; White-fronted

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 15, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Harold Martel Millar (South African, 1865-1962) Red vented bulbul; Purple-crested turaco; Marico sunbird; Lilac-breasted roller; Golden oriole oriel; Sunbird; Spotted fly-catcher, Pale flycatcher and Mariqua flycatcher; Three long-billed larks; Southern grey-tit and Ashy tit; White-fronted plover and Eastern sand-plover; Five apalis; Two wheatears; A Lanner falcon; Paradise whydah and Comman pied wydah; Crab plover; Guinea fowl; Common scimitarbicl; Gabar goshawk; two finches and a African firefinch and a Green-winged melba finch; 'Pomatorhynchus senegalus' of Mozambique, 'Pomatorhynchus australis' of Iransvaal and 'Pomatodhynchus segalis erythropterus' of w.Pondoland; 'Melanoris ater troplicalis' of Boror, P&A and 'Melanoris ater' of Natal; 'Anormalanthus nicholsoni' of Okahandja and 'Meganthus vaalensis'; 'Graucalus murinus' of Natal; 'Petronis rupestris' of Natal; 'Sycobrotus stictifrons' of Boror. P&A and 'Sycobrotus gregalis' of Natal all signed and numbered 'Harold M. Millar/C.M.L.3.S' (lower right), with species inscribed in latin (lower centre), with some dated '1926' (lower right) pencil, pen and watercolour on card, unframed (one framed) 15¼ x 12½ in. (38.8 x 31.8 cm.) 25 in the lot (50)

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Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Auction Details

Sporting Art, Wildlife & Dogs

by
Christie's
May 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK