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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Natural History and Taxidermy | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 26th April 2014 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 24 April 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Friday 25 April 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday 26 April morning of sale |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 2050 | |||
| Sawfish Rostrum (Pristidae spp.), early 20th century, mounted on wood plaque, 76.4cm longWith CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.521347/01 £120 - 180 |
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| 2051 | |||
| A Group of Five Taxidermy Birds, circa 1900, by Hutchinson, Naturalist, Zoological Studio, 98 London Street, Derby, comprising Green Woodpecker, male Bullfinch, Brambling (?), female Kestrel and Corncrake, together with Red Squirrel, in moss encrusted branches and amongst faux rocks and ferns, blue/yellow blended background, original taxidermist's label, in a three-glass ebonised case with silvered frontal slip, 68cm high, 54.5cm wide £300 - 350 |
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| 2052 | |||
| Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), West Norfolk Foxhounds, Gressinghall, November 9th 1968, by Rowland Ward, with snarling open jaw and turning slightly to the left, on original shield with Rowland Ward's label verso and title plaque; and A White Metal Mounted Fox Paw, Burghley Foxhounds, Warboys, 4th March 1967, on original Rowland Ward shield with label verso (2) £100 - 150 |
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| 2053 | |||
| African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), circa 1950 or earlier, tusk, carved with numerous figures and animals, 95cm longest curveWith CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.520882/01 £200 - 400 |
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| 2054 | |||
| A Vertebra Horn Walking Stick, circa 1920, the flared cylindrical horn pommel of graduated vertebra to a horn tip, 84.2cm longTraditionally these are thought to be shark vertebra £100 - 150 |
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| 2055 | |||
| A Hippopotamus Tooth-Handled and Rhinoceros Horn-Shafted Walking Stick, circa 1910, the pistol grip end with long upper handle to a two-section Rhinoceros horn tapering shaft, 55.5cm long, gross weight 421gSold with Animal Health permission letter 137-13/14 £500 - 800 |
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| 2056 | |||
| A Collie Dog Puppy Taxidermy Action Group, late 20th century, one puppy on a falling oak stool supporting a biscuit barrel, another pup crashed to the ground beneath, on rounded ebonised flat plinth, 60cm high, 75cm wide £600 - 800 |
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| 2057 | |||
| Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), circa 1910, horns on shield, right horn 126cm (with the curve), left horn 125cm, tip to tip 84cm, on original shield with gilt brass ring for suspension £80 - 120 |
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| 2058 | |||
| Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris), by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, no.273, shot by Louis Vincent Norris, circa 1916, skin rug with head mount, open jaw, backed onto deep indigo felt and original green canvas backing, with original cleaning label, the number plate painted under the head board, 330cm long, 233cm across forelimbs £3000 - 5000 |
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| 2059 | |||
| Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, shot 16 August 1998, shoulder mount, right horn 39.5cm, left horn 38.5cm £100 - 150 |
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| 2060 | |||
| Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Coleford Reserve, Underberg, RSA, shot 26 August 2000, shoulder mount, 77cm from the wall £200 - 300 |
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| 2061 | |||
| Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), Mount Etjo, Namibia, shot 22 July 2006, head mount, 65.5cm from the wall £200 - 300 |
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| 2062 | |||
| Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus silvaticus), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, short 19 August 1998, shoulder mount, right horn 27cm, left horn 29.5cm £200 - 300 |
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| 2063 | |||
| Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, shot 16 August 1998, horns on upper skull, right horn 92cm, left horn 93cm, max width 96cm, tip to tip 41.5cm £100 - 150 |
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| 2064 | |||
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor), circa 1900, pair of full mounts, perched in mossy branches against a blue painted background, in a three-glass case with gilded frontal slip frame, 40.5cm by 33cm £60 - 90 |
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| 2065 | |||
| A Group of Five Taxidermy Birds, circa 1900, comprising female Grebe, a pair of Mergansers, a Blackcock and a Jay, against a partly painted/rock effect background, in a single glass stained wood case, 63.5cm by 92.5cm by 26.5cm £70 - 100 |
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| 2066 | |||
| A Case of Four Taxidermy Coastal Birds, circa 1910, comprising Cormormant, Gull and two small wading birds, on faux sea rocks against a white papered background, single glass ebonised case, 71.5cm by 92cm by 27cm £60 - 100 |
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| 2067 | |||
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius), late 20th century, full mounts, perched on branches from a pebble-strewn oval wooden plinth base, in a five-glass display case, 46cm high, 41cm wide £50 - 80 |
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| 2068 | |||
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo), circa 1920, two full mounts, perched on faux rocks with mosses and grasses, white painted background, in single glass ebonised case, 61cm high, 68.5cm wide £70 - 120 |
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| 2069 | |||
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), circa 1930, full mount, alighting on a wooden twig with wings outstretched, the landscape painted background, three-glass ebonised case, 53cm high, 80cm wide £50 - 80 |
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| 2070 | |||
| A Victorian Case of Taxidermy Birds, including cock and hen Capercaille, Jay, Yellow Hammer and Shrike, amongst twigs and grasses (with ermine and adder), in single glass case with silvered frontal moulding, 76cm by 100cm £70 - 120 |
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| 2071 | |||
| Royal Red Stag (Cervus elaphus), Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire, shot 20 October 1989, right antler 79.5cm, left antler 79cm, tip to tip 62cm £150 - 250 |
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| 2072 | |||
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), Castle Forbes, shot 16 July 1990, prepared C P Dunton (Taxidermist, Tring), antlers on cut upper skull, 6 points, well pearled, on shield with title plaque; Another, Ruallan, Inverness, 1989; and Another, Muntjac, Yarwell, Bedfordshire, 6 March 1992 (3) £80 - 120 |
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| 2073 | |||
| Sable (Hippotragus niger niger), Matetsi, nr Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, shot 21 June 1998, shoulder mount turning to the left, right horn 98cm, left horn 99cm £100 - 150 |
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| 2074 | |||
| Springbok (Antidorcus marsupialis), Uitvlucht, KwaZulu Natal, RSA, shot 27 August 2001, shoulder mount, 36cm from the wall £100 - 150 |
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| 2075 | |||
| Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Matetsi, nr Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, shot 23 June 1996, shoulder mount, right horn 76.5cm, left horn 77cm £100 - 200 |
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| 2076 | |||
| European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), nr Buzau, Romania, shot 11 November 1993, head mount, with open jaw revealing resin tusks, 69cm from the wallScored at 111.60, qualifying Bronze Medal, and the tusks are mounted on a circular wooden shield and sold with this lot £200 - 300 |
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| 2077 | |||
| Seagull, chick with faux egg, signed D Stone, July 2012, in glass case, 40cm by 23cm by 31.5cm £350 - 450 |
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| 2078 | |||
| Zebra, skin rug, 280cm by 165cm £150 - 300 |
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| 2079 | |||
| African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), circa 1900, full mount, beneath a glass dome, 60cm high overall, 53cm wide, 28cm diameter £500 - 1000 |
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| 2080 | |||
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo), full mount, in five glass case, 40cm by 25.5cm by 64cmSold with CITES (A10) non-transferable licence £250 - 350 |
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| 2081 | |||
| No lot |
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| 2082 | |||
| Lion (Panthera leo), mounted by Barry Williams, pair of cubs, in glass case, 51cm by 35.5cm by 48cmThese cubs died in 2000 in captivity in the UK £1400 - 1800 |
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| 2083 | |||
| Tiger (Panthera tigris), Theobald Brothers, with retail label Army & Navy Stores, head mount, 34.5cm by 52.5cm by 42cm £2000 - 3000 |
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| 2084 | |||
| Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), circa 1954, cub, in glass case, 69cm by 43cm by 95cm(nb made up from old skin by Colin Griffith) £700 - 1000 |
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| 2085 | |||
| Trophical Birds, under glass dome, 33.5cm by 18cm by 31.5cm £200 - 300 |
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| 2086 | |||
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) and Sandpiper(Scolopacidae), early 20th century, full mounts, perched on rocks amongst gorse and pebbles, in a blue-yellow graded painted background, in ebonised three-glass case, 36cm high, 39cm wide £60 - 100 |
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| 2087 | |||
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo), circa 1920, full mount, naturalistically perched on rocks with partridge prey amongst ferns and leaves, against a blended blue painted back panel, in three-glass ebonised case with frontal gilded slip, 56cm high, 50.5cm wide £120 - 180 |
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| 2088 | |||
| Long-Eared Owls (Asio otus), circa 1910, pair of full mounts, perched on a mossy branch amongst grasses, in a single glass case, 46cm high, 43cm wide £120 - 180 |
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| 2089 | |||
| A Group of Six Taxidermy Garden Birds, circa 1910, including Jay and Bullfinch, some perched on mossy twigs, two on the ground amongst moss-covered faux rocks, in wood effect papered single glass slender case, 56cm high, 49cm wide £80 - 120 |
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| 2090 | |||
| A Group of Three Taxidermy Birds, circa 1910, comprising two Waxwings and a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker amongst ferns, the Woodpecker on cork section above pine cones, in ebonised single glass case with gilded slip, 36cm high, 40.5cm wide £60 - 90 |
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| 2091 | |||
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on cut frontlets, mainly 2nd half 20th century, including some on decoratively carved wood shields (approx 20 examples) £50 - 80 |
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| 2092 | |||
| Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), tusks, mounted on mainly wood shields £80 - 120 |
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| 2093 | |||
| Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 20th century, head and shoulder mount on decorative carved wooden shields; and A Similarly Mounted Roe Deer, inscribed Daubach 28.7.1912 (3) a/f £60 - 100 |
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| 2094 | |||
| Ray's Wagtail (Motacilla flava), shot at Newgall... 1852, two full mounts, perched amongst grasses, labelled background, in later three-glass ebonised case, 17cm high, 18cm wide £50 - 70 |
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| 2095 | |||
| Woodcock (Scolopax) and Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), early 20th century, full mounts, amongst naturalistic grasses, in single glass ebonised case, 33cm high, 35.5cm wide; and Teal, in a similar case, 31.5cm high, 39cm wide (2) £50 - 80 |
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| 2096 | |||
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), circa 1900, full mount, perched on faux rocks amongst grasses and ferns, a full mount Jay close by, in a three-glass slender ebonised cased, 58cm high, 67.5cm wide £80 - 120 |
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| 2097 | |||
| Magpie (Pica pica), circa 1901, full mount, perched on a mossy branch amongst glasses, in a chamfered three-glass ebonised case, 43cm high, 46cm wide; and A Somewhat Similarly Posed Cased Jay, circa 1920, 45cm high, 31.5cm wide (2)The egg the Magpie grasps in its talons is a painted Wood Pigeon egg, and thus complies with current legislation £70 - 100 |
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| 2098 | |||
| Archaeopteryx Lithographia, Bavarian Limestone, Germany, discovered 1860, a pressed card copy, 47cm by 37cm, framed £400 - 600 |
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| 2099 | |||
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on frontlets, on similar resin faux wood decorative shields £80 - 120 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Natural History and Taxidermy | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 26th April 2014 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 24 April 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Friday 25 April 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Saturday 26 April morning of sale |
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