Diorama with 11 birds under a globe, including two hummingbi - Lot 21

Diorama with 11 birds under a globe, including two hummingbirds and a European oriole. Napoleon III, Late 19th century H: 58 cm (total) W: 45 cm The 2 hummingbirds are now protected, in Appendix II/B of CITES. The European oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is also protected by the Code de l'Environnement, Article du 29 octobre 2009 fixant la liste des oiseaux protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire et les modalités de leur protection. They benefit from pre-Convention status, which predates French regulations, allowing them to be sold CITES came into force in France on August 11, 1978 (Decree 78-959 of 08/30/1978) and on May 19, 1981 for the French French Environment Code. Expert: Olivier Boilly Please request condition reports prior to sale: they are not included in the data sheets.