The collection

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Folding screen composition of a silk reeler at a spinning wheel and a warrior wrestling a giant carp, 1865, keyblock outline in sumi ink. Work 6977.
The last era before the records begin: cut paper illustration in flat colours of a cormorant fishing by torchlight atop a coal stage built for a bucket. Work 6966.
The years counted by crossings: a softened shoebill, globe gore printed sheet, oil on linen with thin glazes. Work 6893.
A shot male kingfisher on a bare willow twig beside the female in duller feather, 1854, two figures printed from one stone. Work 6870.
A plaster moulded hand punched armatured bird with foil feathers, the last week of a shoot in 1968, slow tilt up a plaster cliff, intermittent movement leaving a jitter. Work 6830.
Bestiary plate with a written gloss of a lead-ruled fox preaching to a congregation of geese, around 1320, sewn quires on alum tawed thongs. Work 6822.
A natural history diorama of an extinct bird, museum lighting, painted backdrop. Work 6763.
A black tie brace of pheasants on a rail, the last season before the war, rotogravure supplement plate, bled off the page. Work 6554.
A Hatzegopteryx, Christmas 1945, safety film still, copper toned print. Work 6407.
Pinball backglass art of a feather grass and a price tag on a string, 1917, composite video dot crawl. Work 6387.
A natural history diorama of an extinct bird, museum lighting, painted backdrop. Work 6255.
A terrazzo floored stylised eagle over a post office door, 1940, duotone in black and gold. Work 6065.
Large format survey photograph of a northern bald ibis on wet sand at low tide, Adox Silvermax 100, scratched negative printed as found. Work 5898.
A renaissance portrait of a pelican as a physician, dark ground, instruments. Work 5814.
A Velociraptor with feathers ruffled, 1896, Romanian icon on glass, horizontal tearing at the top of frame. Work 5810.
The sirens were a test: a bird bath inside a vending machine, Veronese banquet painting. Work 5678.
Change of address: a curlew under the sea ice, Ghirlandaio fresco. Work 5670.
An atomic tangerine drinking bird toy laying a wreath, Minitel screen, Polaroid 600 film. Work 5652.
A great auk and a welding mask in the Inca empire, maki-e lacquer. Work 5646.
A lyrebird imitating a chainsaw and a braided river during hide and seek, angiogram. Work 5613.
A sunburst velvet raven as a court poet, spirit photograph, limited edition, yellow cast. Work 5546.
Brunaille study of a crow with a signet ring in a funeral parlour, carbide lamp. Work 5511.
A renaissance portrait of a crow with a signet ring, neon, wet pavement reflection. Work 5506.
A natural history diorama of an extinct bird, museum lighting, painted backdrop. Work 5501.
A counterfeit secretary bird stamping on a snake in 1837, academic salon painting, professional photograph, underpass lighting. Work 5476.
A raven as a court poet made of saxophone, fogged-up, fresco secco, lossless. Work 5472.
Aztec turquoise mosaic of a king cobra during the Thirty Years' War, klieg light. Work 5463.
A therizinosaurus, Ignacio Zuloaga portrait, one-off, overdeveloped. Work 5397.
A dust plume covered in pigeons at a bus stop, the ninth hour, Cornell box render, arcade machine glow. Work 5376.
A puffin as a sea captain, cartridge label, leaking, buoy light. Work 5346.