Lot Essay
The cages in the lot would have been used as a display cages for bird fancier shows, the arsenic green background of the cages was mandatory to display the budgies against.
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MID-20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF TWELVE ENGLISH DISPLAY CASES FOR BUDGERIGARS
MID-20TH CENTURY
Comprising twelve black painted wood and metal cages, the interior each with paper and feather budgie models, with three travelling cases for the cages with white painted inscription 'G WRIGHT/ HUCKNALL NOTTIN'
Cage: 10 in. (26 cm.) high; 12 in. (31 cm.) wide
Travelling case: 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide
MID-20TH CENTURY
Comprising twelve black painted wood and metal cages, the interior each with paper and feather budgie models, with three travelling cases for the cages with white painted inscription 'G WRIGHT/ HUCKNALL NOTTIN'
Cage: 10 in. (26 cm.) high; 12 in. (31 cm.) wide
Travelling case: 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide
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