Bygone birding: disturbing 1911 illustration of raptor being seized from nest up for auction on December 11

                                                     

This original illustration is one of a set of six which form Lot 602 in an auction to be held by Gloucestershire based-based firm Dominic Winter on December 11. Appearing to depict a bird of prey being taken from its nest, it is the mostly watercolour work of artist William Groome (1845-1913) who had been commissioned to submit the artwork for a children's book, Teddy and Lily's Adventures, by author May Baldwin. The pre-sale estimate is that this picture, which is believed to have been painted in 1911, along with the other five, will achieve a price of between £400 and £600.