Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Sporting, Fishing, Taxidermy & Natural History
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 17th May 2013 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Wednesday 15 May 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Thursday 16 May 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Morning of sale
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Auction Lots - Page 8
351
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), cast antlers, 18 points, right antler 94cm, left antler 94cm, on wooden shield £50 - 80
352
Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), circa 1930, juvenile full mount, jaw agape, 70cm long; and An Elephant Foot Tea Tray, circa 1930, with shallow gallery, 55cm long (2) £50 - 80
353
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), circa 1900, head mount, 14 points, right antler 72cm, left antler 73cm, tip to tip 80cm, on original oak shield £120 - 180
354
A Taxidermy Ram Head, circa 1880, with brown and cream flecked coat, the left horn branded IH, with inset rear wooden board panel with wire ring for suspension, 29cm overall; A Fox, full mount, 84cm long (a/f); and A Set of Red Deer Antlers, 9 points, on frontlet, on wood shield (3) £60 - 100
355
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), circa 1900, full mount, perched on a faux rock, on giltwood plateau, originally with glass dome, now lacking £50 - 80
356
Bird of Paradise (species unknown), circa 1880, full mount, in display plumage, with yellow head and black throat, perched on a mossy twig amongst grasses, on turned mahogany oval plinth base with bun feet, beneath a glass dome, overall 47.5cm £150 - 250
357
A Scrimshaw Baleen Plaque by Harpoon Wilkinson, 19th century, rectangular, the front engraved with whaling ship within a hatched frame, and signed on the reverse Harpoon Wilkinson, 13.8cm by 31.2cm £80 - 120
358
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), late 20th century, shoulder mount, 10 points, right antler 77cm, left antler 71cm, tip to tip 33cm £150 - 250
359
Chihuahua, modern full mount, standing on padded claret velvet cushion, painted background, three-glass ebonised case, overall 34cm high, 38cm wide £400 - 600
360
Hammerheaded Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), full mount, wing span 76cm, body length 32cm £200 - 300
361
Impala (Aepyceros melampus), horns on upper skull and Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), horns on upper skull, late 20th century, both mounted on one wood shield; Topi (Damaliscus korrigu), horns on cut upper skull, on wood shield; and A Brass Gong, suspended between two bovine horns, on wooden plateau, 34.5cm high (3) £60 - 100
362
Lion (Panthera leo), circa 1960, skin rug with head mount, 225cm long £50 - 80
363
Fox Mask, Fernie, Jan 28th 1948, by P Spicer & Sons, Leamington, turning to the left with jaw open, on original oak shield with title plaque (as above), stamped on the reverse £80 - 120
364
Sawfish (Family: Pristidae), circa 1950, rostrum, painted with Aboriginal fish tail and repeat dot patterning and red and mustard (in mid 1960's), left side 27 teeth (1 lacking), right side 25 (1 lacking), 137cm long
CITES Appendix I Annex A
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.511957/01 £200 - 300
365
Sawfish (Family: Pristidae), circa 1960, rostrum, left side 32 teeth (1 missing, 1 damaged), right side 32 teeth (several with flaking), vestiges of varnish, 124.2cm long
CITES Appendix I Annex A
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.511957/02 £120 - 180
366
Sawfish (Family: Pristidae), rostrum, juvenile, left side 26 teeth, right side 28cm, 58cm long; Another, 52.5cm; and Another, 44.6cm
CITES Appendix I Annex A
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence nos.511957/03, 511937/0 and 511957/05 respectively £80 - 140
367
African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), unworked tusk, 68cm long (with the curve), with indelible ID number XX1945-271637/01UK1.91, 1.86kg
CITES Appendix I Annex A
With CITES A10 Transaction Certificate No.271637/01 (non-transferable) £150 - 200
368
Two Sets of Three Polished Marble Spheres, each 10cm diameter, on polished wood octagonal stands £200 - 300
369
Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger), N.W. Rhodesia 1905, by Edward Gerrard & Sons, London, head mount, right horn 121cm, left horn 119cm, on gilt titled oak shield with taxidermist's label pasted verso £300 - 500
370
Lion (Panthera leo), Ncheu, Nyasaland 1963, male and female skin rugs, flat heads, green felt and hessian backed, 250cm (195cm across forelimbs) and 272cm (208 across forelimbs) respectivelyBreeding pair of young lions, shot in 1963 after they had begun to kill cattle. Cured locally. Full history available on request £400 - 600
371
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), circa 1885, full mount, perched on faux rocks with fungus, ferns, moss and lichen, beneath a glass dome on ebonised plinth with four bun feet, overall 39.5cm high, 38cm wide, 20cm deep £80 - 120
372
Redshank (Tringa totanus), circa 1920, pair of full mounts, one in flight over another standing by a nest containing four faux painted eggs, on a naturalistic sandy base with grasses, with cloudy blue sky painted background with old label with hand written ink inscription Red-shank…. Dorset Border 1920, in a three-glass case with verre églomisé frontal glass, 45cm wide, 24.1cm high, 23.2cm deep £180 - 250
373
Ferret (Mustela putorius furo), by Peter Spicer & Sons, Victoria Terrace, Leamington, circa 1920, full mount, standing on faux rocks amongst grasses and twigs against a silver birch woodland painted background, in a three-glass ebonised case with original taxidermist's label verso, 65cm wide, 49cm high, 35cm deep £300 - 500
374
Plains Zebra (Equus quagga), circa 2000, prepared skin, unbacked, 362cm nose tip to tail tip £300 - 500
375
Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), circa 2000, shoulder mount, 58cm from the wall £200 - 300
376
Black Bear (Ursus americanus), circa 2000, full mount, half upstanding with raised front left paw, the other leaning on a polished piece of driftwood, on a sanded and rock-strewn naturalistic base with wooden sides, the bear 138cm high, 153cm overall
With proof of legal import £1000 - 1500
377
Lichtenstein's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus lichtensteinii), circa 2000, shoulder mount, side profile wall mount turning slightly to the right, 52cm from the wall £200 - 300
378
Moose (Alces alces), circa 2000, shoulder mount, 27 points (13+14), broadest span 147cm, tip to tip 81cm, right antler 100cm, left antler 97cm £1000 - 1500
379
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), circa 2000, head mount, jaw agape, 65cm from the wall £180 - 250
380
Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus), circa 2000, pair of full mounts, in running pose amongst snow, heather and rocks, overall length of group 122cm, max height 69cm £150 - 250
381
Blackcock (Tetrao tetrix), circa 2000, pair of full mounts, perched on silver birch branches; and Another, male, on branch with courtship display (2) £80 - 120
382
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), Sweden, circa 2000, male, full mount, naturalistically perched in calling pose on cut branch, overall 78cm high £100 - 150
383
Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), circa 2000, shoulder mount, 65cm from the wall £200 - 300
384
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii), circa 2000, shoulder mount, turning slightly to the right, right horn 58.5cm (with the curve), left horn 53cm £400 - 500
385
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), circa 2000, shoulder mount, 69cm from the wall £120 - 180
386
Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), circa 2000, shoulder mount, turning slightly to the left, 75cm from the wall £200 - 300
387
Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), shoulder mount, 19 points, right antler 74.5cm, left antler 72.5cm, tip to tip 72.5cm £150 - 250
388
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon), circa 2000, shoulder mount, 8 points, right antler 67cm, left antler 64cm, tip to tip 49.5cm £120 - 180
389
Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica), circa 2000, shoulder mount. turning sharply to the right, right horn 106cm, left 104.5cm, tip to tip 52cm £250 - 350
390
Mouflon (Ovis aries), circa 2000, shoulder mount, right horn 56.5cm, left horn 55.5cm; and Three Moose Small Cast Antlers, the largest 67cm (4) £120 - 180
391
A Full Size Replica in Fibreglass of a Sailfish, 242cm long overall £200 - 300
392
A Set of Five African Animal Reproduction Prints, after Larry Norton, in attractive African polished hardwood frames, comprising Leopard, Lion, Elephant, Buffalo and Black Rhinoceros, each 36cm by 42cm; and Five Other Pictures and Prints, including a watercolour of two Terriers (10) £80 - 120
393
South African Lion (Panthera leo), circa 2000, skull, CH98 label, re-export permit 118448, 38cm long £50 - 80
394
African Civet (Civettictis civetta), circa 2000, full mount, front right paw raised inquisitively, on a faux cut branch, the Civet 99cm long overall £200 - 300
395
Oribi (Ourebia ourebi), circa 2000, full mount, in recumbent pose, 60cm long £50 - 80
396
A Rhinoceros Horn Pedestal Cup, Sudan, Africa, circa 1900 or earlier, lathe turned, the semi-ovoid bowl on a plain stem with circular integral foot, 6.2cm diameter, 7.2cm high, weight 64 grams
With Animal Health permission letter 8/13/-14 £600 - 800
397
A Rhinoceros Horn Pedestal Cup, Sudan, Africa, circa 1900 or earlier, the bucket bowl on a short stem with slightly domed circular integral foot, 4.2cm diameter, 6.5cm high, 36 grams
With Animal Health permission letter 9/13-14 £300 - 500
398
A Chinese Carved Censer, part Rhinoceros Horn, probably Canton, circa 1900 or earlier, of bracketed circular outline, the domed and openwork superstructure with key pattern base and beaded detail, enclosing a (horn?) floral internal element, on an inverted domed base, 8cm diameter, 4.2cm high, 68 grams gross weight
With Animal Health permission letter 10/13-14 £150 - 250
399
A Victorian Silver Mounted Rhinoceros Horn Walking Stick Handle and Upper Shaft, London 1889, the slightly arched and flat faced handle over a scroll repoussé silver ferrule, and tapering shaft with further white metal collar above a fixing screw, 24.5cm long overall, the handle 10.5cm long, 82 grams gross weight
With Animal Health permission letter 11/13-14 £200 - 300
400
Moose (Alces alces), Alaska, September 1974, antlers on composition frontlet, broadest span 148cm, on wood shield £400 - 500
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Sporting, Fishing, Taxidermy & Natural History
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 17th May 2013 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Wednesday 15 May 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Thursday 16 May 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Morning of sale
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