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 13
601
Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii), by Black Bear Taxidermy, Kimberley, RSA, No.3013, circa 2005, three shoulder mounts, one forward gazing, the other two left and right bias respectively £300 - 500
602
Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), circa 2005, fore-part, in walking pose, right horn 56cm (straight measured), left horn 55cm, 87cm from the wall £300 - 500
603
Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), by Black Bear Taxidermy, Kimberley, RSA, No.3013, circa 2005, shoulder mount, right upper tusk 16cm, left upper tusk 15.5cm, 52cm from the wall £150 - 200
604
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), circa 2005, shoulder mount, shaped at the back, side hung, black felt lined to the cusped rear panel, the animal turning sharply to the right with alert expression, right horn straight measured 86cm, left horn 86, 65cm from the wall £300 - 500
605
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), circa 2000, shoulder mount, right horn 57.5cm, left horn 57.5cm £200 - 300
606
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), by Black Bear Taxidermy, Kimberley, RSA, No.3013, circa 2004, shoulder mount, forward facing, 68cm from the wall £150 - 250
607
Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), circa 2005, skull, 37cm long £30 - 50
608
Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), by André van Rooyen, Roodepoort, South Africa, No.3213, circa 2000, horns on upper skull, on wood shield, taxidermist's label stapled verso; and Another Similar, Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) (2) £80 - 140
609
Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii), circa 2000, skin rug, backed onto black felt, 245cm long; and A Small Collection of Miscellaneous African Animal Skins, including Antelope and (sections of) Zebra £250 - 350
610
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii), circa 2004, off-set shoulder mount, turning to the right, right horn (straight measured) 30cm, left horn 29.5cm £200 - 300
611
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Theobald Bros, Taxidermists, Mysore, S.India, late 19th century, with snarling expression, stencil numbered on the back 8864, with applied and typed label with inscription Bengal Tiger 12\½ feet long, shot 15th September 1889 Antony Patrick Macdonnell Centre Province, 50cm from the wall £1200 - 1800
612
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), head mount, on oak plaque, on wooden shield, 39cm from the wall £120 - 180
613
A Late Victorian Taxidermy Display of Birds, including two Sparrowhawks, Kestrel, Cuckoo, Short-Eared Owl, Nightjar, Kingfisher, part albino Blackbird, Woodcock, cock Pheasant and Wren, within a moss and twig-mounted sanded interior with hinged single glass front and tapered top panel, 122cm wide, 74.5cm high, 31.5cm deep £100 - 150
614
Badger (Meles meles), by Jonathan Standing, Taxidermist, Cumbria, No.R1075, 25th October 1992, full mount, standing, turning to the right, on sanded oval plinth, overall length 74cm £60 - 90
615
A Large Victorian Taxidermy Display Case, circa 1900, containing numerous mammals and birds, including Short-Eared Owl, pair of Jays, Sparrowhawk, pair of Red Squirrels, Goldcrest, Stoat, around a central full mount Fox with Rabbit prey in its jaws, naturalistically set amongst mossy branches and grasses, with blended blue/pink background, in a single glass case, 129cm wide, 91cm high, 33.5cm deep £80 - 120
616
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), circa 1920, shell, the backbone removed, 88cm longRegistered with Natural England, Class Licence CL07/2013/13 £100 - 150
617
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), C D Sassoon & Co Ltd, Bombay 1941, rug with head mount, jaw agape with snarling expression, on original racing green felt and khaki canvas with taxidermists' ink stamp (and date 1941), and also 42 yds, 197cm long nose tip to tail tip, 197cm wide across forelimbs £500 - 800
618
Sawfish (Family: Pristidae), inscribed Aden Feb 1916, rostrum, 32 teeth one side, 33 the other, 133cm long, widest point 15.5cm (at the thickest end) £120 - 180
619
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), R Paylor, Taxidermist, circa 1991, full mount, perched with starling prey on weathered tree branch, on rustic base, 69cm high
CITES Appendix II Annex A
With CITES (non-transferable) licence no.229625/01 £100 - 150
620
Mink (Mustela), by R Paylor, Taxidermist, modern, full mount, resting on a weathered and moss encrusted branch section, on sanded wall-mounted rustic plinth, 46.5cm long overall £50 - 70
621
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)?, 18th/19th century or Tartaruga (Podocnemis expansa)?, shellRegistered with Natural England, Class Licence CL07/2013/14 £500 - 800
622
A White Metal Mounted Rhinoceros Horn Walking Cane, circa 1880, the swollen pommel with foliate repousse mount, similar ferrule collar, with plated brass tip, 84.2cm long overall, gross weight 431g
With Animal Health permission letter £2000 - 3000
623
A Set of Game Skin Covered Table and Three Stools, the table 42cm high, 60cm wide, the stools 38cm high £400 - 600

END OF SALE

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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