Emma Hawkins: A Natural World
Emma Hawkins: A Natural World
A pair of Lady Amherst Pheasants (Chrysolophus amherstiae) by Rowland Ward of Piccadilly, London, 1931
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January 19, 04:08 PM GMT
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600 - 900 GBP
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A pair of Lady Amherst Pheasants (Chrysolophus amherstiae) by Rowland Ward of Piccadilly, London, 1931
the splendid glazed display case containing a male and female specimen mounted on branches with vegetation, with characteristic Rowland Ward trade plaque and a pebble painted 'Broomhill Leys / Dec 14 1931'
91.5cm. high, 66cm. wide, 39cm. deep
Lady Amherst’s Pheasants is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The Genus name is from the Ancient Greek khrusolophos “ with golden crest”. In 1828 Sarah Amherst sent the first specimen of the bird to London, hence the English name and amherstiae.