A Large Museum Cased Taxidermy Group of Four Scottish Red Grouse by R.Duncan of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Dated to 1882 sub-Art & Sculpture To the reverse we see

To the reverse we see labels to each

unapologetic exuberance

and was for many decades considered the best ratter of all dog breeds

These ‘brännvinsflaskor’ would have had cork stoppers

A Large Museum Cased Taxidermy Group of Four Scottish Red Grouse by R.Duncan of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Dated to 1882 sub-Art & Sculpture To the reverse we seeOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1882 The Case: Depth: 8. 5 Width: 29 Height: 27 The large and impressive case bearing two pairs of preserved red grouse (Lagopus lagopus), two female and two male, the specimens set upon typical Duncan wooden blocks and housed within a beautiful scientific sparse museum case, the males in opposing stances in full breeding finery having hot red wattles above their eyes, the females in