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Skulls/Anatomy: Ostrich Skull and Black-Backed Jackal Skulls, modern, a complete bleached adult Ostrich skull, 19cm overall length, 7.5cm high, together with two Black-Backed Jackal skulls, 16.5cm and 17cm (3) £120 - 180
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies, circa late 20th century, three sets of horns to include - Grant's Gazelle horns on cut upper frontlet on oak shield, Eastern Thomson's Gazelle horns on cut upper skull on shield, Ellipsen Waterbuck horns on cut upper skull on shield (3) £80 - 120
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Antlers/Horns: Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), circa late 20th century, large set of horns on upper skull, widest span 82cm, tip to tip 43cm £200 - 300
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Entomology: A Glazed Display of African Butterflies, circa late 20th and early 21st century, a glazed display of various African butterflies, containing eighteen specimens, all with data labels, mounted upon a foam backing board, enclosed within a glazed wooden framed display case, 44cm by 6cm by 33cm £100 - 150
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Entomology: A Large Glazed Display of African Butterflies, various dates, a large glazed display of various African butterflies, containing twenty-eight specimens, from - Uganda, Congo, Zambia, Madagascar, Zaire, Cameroon, Sierra Leone etc, all with data labels, mounted upon a foam backing board, enclosed within a glazed wooden framed display case, 62cm by 6.5cm by 39.5cm £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Collection of European Countryside Animals, circa late 20th Century, by J. Crewdson, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Clayton Bank, Darwen, Lancashire, five full mount animals to include - Mink, Polecat, Juvenile Badger, Grey Squirrel, Stoat, all full mounts mounted upon various bases and logs (5) £150 - 200
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Antlers/Horns; African Hunting Trophies, a collection of various trophy skulls/horns to include - South African Springbok horns on upper skull on perspex stand, a single polished Kudu Horn on perspex stand, polished Common Impala horns on upper skull, polished Desert Warthog upper skull (4) £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: European Fallow Deer (Dama dama), circa late 20th century, shoulder mount looking straight ahead, widest span 76cm, from the wall 51cm, height 94cm £150 - 250
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Tusks: Hippopotamus Tusk (Hippopotamus amphibius), circa early 20th century, a large curved single Hippopotamus tusk, max width 39cm, together with a pair of large Warthog tusks, carved in the form of two Crocodiles, each 22cm and 21cm (3) £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: Three Antique Leopard Skins, Africa, circa 1900, three various sized flat skins, with flat heads, limbs outstretched, all skins in a/f condition with damage, suitable for restoration projects (3) £300 - 500
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Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Gazella gazella) circa 2016, Namibia, high quality shoulder mount, looking straight ahead, right horn 94cm, left horn 92cm, tip to tip 44cm, from the wall 82cm, height 155cm £350 - 550
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Minerals: A Large Baryte Specimen, Settlingstones Mine, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, a very heavy large specimen of Baryte, 42cm by 19cm by 33cm, weight 45kgs £80 - 120
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Minerals: A Quantity of Mineral Specimens, to include 14 specimens of - Witherites, Settlingstones Mine, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, Quartz, Weardale, Co Durham, Flourite, Weardale, Co Durham (qty) £40 - 60
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Barn Owl (Tito alba), by F.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full mount perched upon a moss covered tree stump, issuing from a faux rock ledge, amidst ferns, tall dry grasses and fauna, set against a light blue wash painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised wall hanging five-glass display case with painted taped frame, 33cm by 16.5cm by 41cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to the verso, "Frederick Gunn was the son of prolific taxidermist Thomas Gunn, Frederick retired from his father's business aged 72 in 1941, and the company closed its doors from business in 1950, thus ending approximately 100 years of trading" £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: A Cased Red Grouse in Winter Plumage (Lagopus lagopus), by John Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London, full mount adult stood upon a grit covered mound, amidst heather, ferns and brush, set against a pale blue sky painted back board, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 37cm by 16cm by 37cm £220 - 320
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), 1872-1961, by Henry Murray & Son, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, a full mount female with a vole prey underfoot, perched upon a typical centrally mounted branch, amidst brush and tall grasses, above faux rock groundwork, set against a plain white back board, enclosed within a four-glass display case with taped frame, 38.5cm by 18.5cm by 32cm, taxidermist's full paper trade labels to interior lower right and verso £400 - 600
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Hen Harriers (Circus cyaneus), circa April 1933, by Thomas Salkeld, Taxidermist, Over Kellet, Carnforth, a pair of full mounts male and female, both perched upon a painted faux rock ledge, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, moss and fauna, set against an oil painted loch scene back board, enclosed within a wall hanging five-glass display case, 64cm by 24.5cm by 63cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior upper left, also large paper trade label to verso with pencil inscription "April 1933" £700 - 1000
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Taxidermy: A Cased Jackdaw (Corvus menedula), circa early 20th century, by F. Lawrence & Co, Naturalists & Taxidermists, 44+46 Albion Street, Leeds, a full mount adult perched atop a painted faux tree stump, amidst ferns, tall dry grasses and fauna, set against a wash painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass display case with gilded interior moulding, 34.5cm by 24cm by 45.5cm, taxidermist's full plastic trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: An Edwardian Cased Eurasian Otter Head Mount (Lutra lutra), by W.C. Hudson, Taxidermist & Naturalist, a large adult Otter head peering through reeds, brush and fauna, with head turning slightly to the left with mouth agape, above a simulated pool of water, set against a pale blue painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with gilded interior moulding, 34cm by 22cm by 43cm, taxidermist's partial paper trade label to top panel £280 - 380
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Taxidermy: A Cased Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), circa late 20th century, by Richard Brigham Taxidermy, Lyng Easthaugh, Norwich, full mount adult stood upon sand and pebbled groundwork, set against a pale blue painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised period style three-glass table display case, 41cm by 16.5cm by 40.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalists, and Specialists in Pictorial Taxidermy, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, full mount male turning slightly to the left, perched upon a faux rock ledge, set against an oil painted highland scene back board, enclosed within an oak framed picture frame styled five-glass wall hanging display case, 65cm by 20cm by 45.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £1000 - 1500
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Taxidermy: A Cased Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), by T.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full mount adult standing upon pebble and seaweed covered groundwork, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass display case. 42.5cm by 17.5cm by 32.5cm, taxidermist's partial paper trade label to verso £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Cased Diorama of Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), by W.F. Homer, 105 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, three full mounts, a male and female stood upon grit covered faux rock work, with a male above in flying pose, set against a grit covered faux rock work ledge, amidst dry grasses and brush, enclosed within an ebonised angled three-glass display case, 67cm by 19.5cm by 51.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper right £300 - 500
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Little Owl (Athene noctua), by H.H. Bryant, Naturalist, Wellingborough, a full mount perched upon a painted faux tree stump, amidst dry grasses and moss, set against a pale pink wash painted back board, re-cased within a modern picture frame style five-glass wall hanging display case, 17cm by 11cm by 33.5cm excluding frame, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior lower centre and verso £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), a full mount male perched upon a small branch, issuing from painted faux groundwork, set against a pale blue sky painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised five-glass wall hanging display case with painted taped frame, 19cm by 8cm by 21cm, taxidermist unknown £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: A Cased Diorama of Marsh Sandpipers (Tringa stagnatilis), by John Cooper, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London, a pair of Marsh Sandpipers including two chicks, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and fauna, all mounted upon grit covered groundwork, with simulated pools of water, set against a pale blue painted sky back board, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow fronted three-glass display case, 68cm by 18cm by 37cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper left £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Red Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista), 1851-1857, by T M Williams, 155 Oxford Street, London, a full mount clinging to a lichen encrusted branch, issuing from a large lichen and moss encrusted faux rock, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass display case, 40cm by 28cm by 56cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior lower left
T.M. Williams exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and trained with Henry Ward until Henry took over the business in 1857 and ran it under his own name thereafter £400 - 600
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Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), circa 1960, by J.E. Shelbourne, 21 Amy St, Braunstone, Leicester, full mount male, perched upon a small faux branch, amidst a natural setting of dry grass, leaves and fauna, above painted faux groundwork, set against a pale blue/green wash back board, enclosed within an ebonised bow fronted three-glass display case, 25.5cm by 12.5cm by 30cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to outer glass lower right £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), circa early 20th century, a full mount female with wings outstretched in flying pose, set against a watercolour painted woodland scene back board, enclosed within an oak framed five-glass picture frame style wall hanging display case, 36.5cm by 11cm by 29cm excluding frame, taxidermist unknown £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Fine Example of a Southern Giraffe Shoulder Mount (Giraffa giraffa), modern, a large shoulder mount looking very slightly to the right, with neck arched backwards slightly, also known as the two-horned giraffe, mounted upon a grit covered faux groundwork base, the verso of the neck painted with a picture of a Giraffe, 275cm high overall, 148cm in length £1500 - 2500
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Hides/Skins: A Large Patchwork Cow Hide Rug, modern, constructed with square sections of cow hide in a patchwork pattern, 238cm by 178cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Cased Northern Shoveler Duck (Anas clypeata), circa 1991, by David.L.Keningale, Warwickshire, a full mount drake Shoveler duck of exceptional quality stood upon a small branch protruding from faux ground work, amongst a natural river bank setting with grasses and moss, set against a watercolour painted river back themed back board, enclosed within an oak framed three-glass table display case, 51.5cm by 20.5cm by 51.5cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: Albino Wallaby (Mcropus rufogriseus), modern, a full mount albino wallaby in seated pose with tail outstretched behind, mounted upon grit and shale groundwork, upon a wooden framed base, 38cm high overall including base £300 - 400
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Taxidermy: A Wall Framed Trio of Humming Birds, three full mounts in hovering pose, surrounding a centrally mounted faux orchid flower, set against a plain white painted oval back drop, enclosed within a wall hanging gilded gesso frame, with bubble domed glass, 62cm by 5cm by 71cm £220 - 320
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Taxidermy: A Cased Little Auk and Razorbill, both full mounts, the immature Little Auk stood upon a painted faux rock ledge, the Razorbill below stood amidst seaweed and shells, upon a painted rock ledge, set against a blue painted back drop, enclosed within a modern ebonised angled five-glass table display case, 35cm by 16cm by 49cm £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Diorama Display of European Birds, circa 1880-1900, a diorama display of seven full mount birds, moths, and insects to include - European Nightjar, European Waxwing, Blue Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Greenfinch, all perched upon a centrally mounted branch, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, moss and fauna, adorned with various moths and insects, enclosed beneath a period glass dome, with ebonised oval base, raised upon four turned feet, 30cm by 15cm by 58cm overall height £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Eurasian Otter Mask (Lutra lutra), circa May, 10th, 1904, by W.K. Petherick, Bird & Animal Preserver, 26 East Reach, Taunton, an adult otter looking straight ahead with mouth agape, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, 21cm from the wall, taxidermist's paper trade label to verso, bearing gilt text "St Pierre, C.S.O.H. May 10th 1904" £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), circa 28/02/1953, an adult head mount turning slightly to the left with mouth agape, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, 22cm from the wall, 31cm high, bearing ivorine plaque "Albrighton Hunt, Found Seisdon Drain, Killed Langley, Presented by The Joint Master, Mrs E.M. Vaughan M.F.H. 28th Feb 1953" £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: Antique Eurasian Otter Paws (Lutra lutra), circa early 20th century, Hawkstone Otter Hounds, three various sized Otter paws, two mounted as brooches, mounted with silver and silver plated mounts and clasps, the third mounted upon a shaped oak shield with painted text "H.O.H 1922, brooches bearing engraved inscriptions - "H.O.H Pontulas May 25th 1902, H.O.H Teme 1928" £60 - 90
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Taxidermy: A Collection of Hare Feet (Lupus timidus), circa early 20th century, four Hare feet mounted as broaches, one with silver mount, the other three with silver plated mounts and clasps, four Hare feet mounted upon various oak shields, by Peter Spicer & Sons, Leamington (8) £80 - 120
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Sporting: A Large Otter Hunting Spear, circa 1900, the long ribbed wooden pole, fitted with a large metal seat point, stamped 2 L 4 4, leather grips to the shaft, fitted with a high quality spear point, 31.5cm, overall length 274cm £200 - 300
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Collectibles: A Collection of Rowland Ward Memorabilia, a varied selection of Rowland Ward memorabilia to include - wallets, jigsaw, tray, bangles and lapel badges, a preserved Bat and Tarantula, various scarves, etc (qty) £70 - 100
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Taxidermy: A Pair of Mounted Black Grouse Head Mounts, circa 1951-1953, a pair of Black Grouse head mounts on matching shields, with fanned tail feathers attached (2) £50 - 70
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Taxidermy/Collectibles: A Quantity of Ostrich, Rhea and Emu Eggs, a half Ostrich shell mounted upon a turned soft wood pedestal base with fret work decoration (a/f), a silver plated Emu egg stand, mounted with a Kangaroo, a selection of blown Ostrich, Rhea and Emu eggs (qty) £80 - 120
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Collectibles: A Suite of Big Game Engraved Rowland Ward Glass Ware, including - 10 Tumblers, 6 Brandy Balloons, 4 half litre Tankards, Water Jug, another Jug, 6 Whisky Glasses, 12 small Shot glasses, and a Vinaigrette (qty) £200 - 300
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Collectibles: Rowland Ward China Coffee Cans and Saucers, seventeen Coffee Cans and saucers, painted with various birds, together with two single Coffee Cans lacking saucers (qty) £120 - 180
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Books: Ward, Rowland
A Naturalist's Life Study. Rowland Ward Ltd., 1913. 4to, org. cloth, upper board with onlaid panel with title and central elephant head, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt; numerous illus to text. First edition, privately printed and scarce.
With Rowland Ward Publications second edition (2002). [2] £200 - 400
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Books: Ward, Rowland
The Sportsman's Guide to Practical Collecting and Preserving Trophies. The Author, 1882-91; Rowland Ward & Co., 1894; Rowland Ward Ltd, 1900-1923; Johannesburg: Rowland Ward Publications, 1998-2003. 16mo (12 vols). First nine in leather gilt, last three in cloth. Broken run comprising 2nd to 11th and 14th and 15th editions. [12] £80 - 120
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Books: Ward, Rowland
Records of Big Game. Rowland Ward, 1899-1998. A broken run of 14 editions comprising:
3rd edition, 1899. 8vo, org. cloth.
4th edition, 1903. 8vo, org. cloth.
6th edition, 1910. 8vo, org. zebra-patterned boards.
7th edition, 1914. 8vo, org. cloth.
8th edition, 1922. 8vo, org. cloth.
9th edition, 1928. 8vo, org. cloth.
10th edition (African and Asiatic sections), 1935. 8vo, org. cloth.
11th edition (Africa), 1962. 8vo, org. buckram; with two additional supplements; provenance: C.F. Alexander, with loosely inserted certificates for his lion and North Kenya Grant's Gazelle records listed in the second addendum list.
13th edition (Africa), 1969. 8vo, org. cloth.
14th edition (Africa), 1971. 8vo, org. cloth.
15th edition (Africa), 1973. 8vo, org. boards.
17th edition (Africa), 1977. 8vo, org. boards in dj.
19th edition (Africa), 1984. Limited edition 150 of 250. 4to, full faux-leather binding, upper board with large central gilt panel, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, red marker, in slipcase; colour illustrations.
21st edition (Europe), 1988. 4to, org. green cloth.
With Frost, A History of British Taxidermy [15] £150 - 250
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies, circa late 20th century, three sets of horns on upper skulls to include - Cokes Hartebeest horns on cut upper skull, Gemsbok Oryx horns on upper skull, mounted to a wooden mounting block, Common Impala horns on upper skull (3) £100 - 150
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