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Taxidermy: Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota), modern, a large full mount adult, stood upon a grit covered faux rock work base, 62cm nose to tail, 30cm high £80 - 120
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies, circa late 20th century, two pairs of Lichtenstein's Hartebeest horns on cut upper skulls, a pair of Blue Wildebeest horns on part cut upper skull (3) £60 - 90
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Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus), circa 1980, by Nico Van Rooyen, Taxidermy, Ltd, South Africa, shoulder mount with head turning slightly to the right, 52cm from the wall, 94cm high, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £180 - 280
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Antlers/Horns: European Moose Antlers (Alces alces), circa mid 20th century, antlers on cut frontlet, mounted upon a shaped shield, 14 points (6+8), widest span 93cm, £100 - 150
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Antler Furniture: A Red Deer Antler Mounted Chandelier, circa late 20th century, constructed from five shed Red Deer antlers, mounted with a forged metal inner ring, fitted with five light fittings, with attached three-point hanging chain, approx width 73cm, drop 65cm £80 - 120
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Antlers/Horns: African Cape Buffalo Horns (Syncerus caffer), circa mid-late 20th century, a large set of adult horns on cut upper frontlet, mounted upon an ebonised shield, widest span 103cm, tip to tip 61cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: Black-Backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas), modern, a high quality full mount stood upon a faux rock base, overall length nose to tail 90cm, overall height 63cm £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: A Burchell's Zebra Shoulder Mount (Equus quagga), modern, a superb quality example of a Burchell's Zebra shoulder mount with head turning slightly to the left, 78cm from the wall, height 90cm £1200 - 1600
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Taxidermy: Southern Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris), modern, a full mount stood upon its hind legs in alert pose, mounted upon a faux groundwork base, 32cm £90 - 130
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Skulls/Anatomy: Southern Giraffe Skull (Giraffa giraffa), modern, a large full upper skull of a Southern Giraffe, length 71cm, height 41cm £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: South African Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking slightly to the left, 39cm from the wall, 62cm high £180 - 280
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Skulls/Anatomy: Burchell's Zebra Skull (Equus quagga), modern, complete bleached skull, 48cm by 27cm £70 - 100
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Antlers/Horns: A Selection of African Hunting Trophy Skulls, a varied selection of African hunting trophies to include - male and two female South African Springbok, Blesbok, Bushbuck, Impala, and Warthog upper skull, Blue Wildebeest (8) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 50cm from the wall, 97cm high £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), modern, shoulder mount facing slightly to the right, 59cm from the wall, height 91cm £150 - 200
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Antlers/Horns: A Selection of African Hunting Trophy Skulls, modern, a varied selection including - Lowland Nyala, Ellipsen Waterbuck, Cape Red Hartebeest, and Gemsbok Oryx, all horns on upper skulls (4) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), by John Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, London, full mount female perched upon a small branch, issuing from a watercolour painted forest scene back board, enclosed within a five-glass wall hanging display case, 29cm by 10cm by 33.5cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to verso £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), by John Cooper, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London, a full mount adult perched upon a small branch, amidst a natural setting of ferns and grasses, above faux rock work, set against a wash painted back board, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted display case with verre eglomise border, 21cm by 11cm by 26.5cm £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), by James Hutchings, Aberystwyth, a full mount stood upon a large painted faux rock with a rabbit prey underfoot, above blackened grit groundwork, amidst a natural setting of ferns and grasses, set against a pale yellow and blue wash painted back board, enclosed within a typical ebonised three-glass display case with gilded moulding, 61cm by 28cm by 59cm, in lightly restored condition £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Northern Shoveler Ducks (Anas clypeata), by J.L. Travis, Taxidermists & Furriers, 43 Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmonds, a pair of full mounts hen and drake, both stood upon painted faux rocks, above pebbled groundwork beneath, amidst tall grasses and fauna, set against a pale wash painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass display case, 81.5cm by 22.5cm by 51cm, taxidermist's partial paper trade label to verso £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Pair of Least Bitterns (Ixobrychus exilis), a pair of full mounts male and female, the male stood upon one leg on a faux rock above a simulated pool of water, the female laid below, both amidst a natural setting of reeds, tall grasses and fauna, set against a white wash painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass display case with gilded moulding, 50cm by 15cm by 44cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Rabbit, circa 1838-1906, by J. A. Cole, Castle Meadow, Norwich, full mount stood upon sandy groundwork, amidst brush and tall grasses, set against a white wash painted interior, enclosed within a period single-glass pine display case, 46.5cm by 22cm by 37.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Kirk's Dik Dik (Madoqua kirkii), circa 1899-1902, by Henry Ward, Late Williams, 2 Vere Street, Oxford Street, London, a full mount in walking pose, stood upon painted faux groundwork, amidst natural brush and grass, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within a typical large ebonised single-glass display case, 61cm by 24cm by 60.5cm, including framed photocopy letter "The mounted Dik Dik was the property of a Major B Johnson Smith who fought in the Boer War 1899-1902. The animal became the camp mascot and unfortunately died from causes unknown. The body was returned to London and mounted, it was retained within the family until the sale of the family estate" £350 - 550
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Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus), by Rowland Ward, 167 Piccadilly, London, a full mount female stood atop a moss encrusted tree stump, issuing from a pastel drawn woodland scene back board, enclosed within a typical five-glass wall hanging display case with taped frame, 32.5cm by 14.5cm by 44cm, signed to interior back board in pastel Rowland Ward, London, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of European Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), circa 1900-1920, two full mount adult males, both perched upon small branches, issuing from faux rock work below, amidst a natural setting of ferns and tall dry grasses, set against a pale wash evening sky painted back board, enclosed within a gilt framed five-glass picture frame style wall hanging display case, 28.5cm by 9cm by 36.5cm excluding frame, taxidermist unknown £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Cased European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), by T.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full mount female perched upon a lichen encrusted branch, issuing from faux groundwork, amidst ferns, brush a dry grasses, set against a plain white painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass display case, 30cm by 15cm by 31cm, taxidermist's partial paper trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), by T.E. Gunn, 86 St Giles Street, Norwich, a full mount adult with mouth agape standing upon painted faux rock work with a bream prey underfoot, above a simulated pool of water, amidst a natural riverbank setting of reeds and tall grasses, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass display case, 66cm by 28cm by 48cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £280 - 380
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Taxidermy: An Edwardian Cased Pair of Indian Hemipode Quail (Turnix pugnax), circa 1911, by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, a pair of full mounts stood upon soil covered ground work, one bird with head lowered in feeding pose, amidst a natural setting of grasses and twigs, enclosed within a typical five-glass table display case with taped frame, 26cm by 15.5cm by 24cm, bearing ivorine label to interior "Indian Hemipode Quail, Neral Bombay, R.O.B.B, 10 Jan 11" £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Large Bamboo Cased Diorama of Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix), very much in the manner of Rowland Ward, Piccadilly, London, a family group of six full mount birds, all mounted amidst a natural setting of ferns, and cut dry wheat/corn, enclosed within a typical large bamboo framed five-glass table display case, 77.5cm by 52cm by 64cm £280 - 380
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Albino Blackbird (Turdus merula), full mount with wings outstretched and tail fanned, stood upon a lichen encrusted branch, above grit encrusted faux groundwork, amidst tall dry grasses, enclosed beneath a period glass dome, mounted on an oval ebonised base, raised upon four squat feet, 30cm by 17cm by 35cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Very Large Cased Diorama of European Badgers (Meles meles), by B. White, 86 Upper Bath Rd, Cheltenham, a pair of full mount adults, both mounted upon and within a large faux rock ledge, squabbling over a rabbit prey, both amidst a natural woodland setting of ferns, moss, tall dry grasses and fauna, set against a watercolour painted woodland scene, enclosed within a very large oak framed three-glass display case, 119.5cm by 46cm by 123.5cm, taxidermist's damaged paper trade label to verso £400 - 600
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Taxidermy: Cape Eland (Taurotragus oryx oryx), modern, a very large high quality shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the left, right horn 79.5cm, left horn 81.5cm, tip to tip 23.5cm, from the wall 102cm, height 143cm £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: Lowland Nyala (Nyala angasii), modern, high quality shoulder mount turning slightly to the right, right horn 61.5cm, left horn 63.5cm, measured along outer curve, tip to tip 26cm, from the wall 67cm, height 111cm £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), modern, Rowland Ward Record Class, large high quality shoulder mount, looking straight ahead, right horn 141.5cm, left horn 142cm, from the wall 88cm, height 150cm £350 - 450
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies, circa 1977, three sets of horns on cut upper skulls to include - Uganda Kob, horns on cut upper skull, mounted upon an ebonised shield, bearing brass plaque "Moorantilope, Obervolta, 1977", Western Roan Antelope, horns on cut upper skull, mounted upon an ebonised shield, bearing brass plaque "Pferdeantilope, Obervolta, 1977", Ellipsen Waterbuck, horns on cut upper skull, mounted upon an ebonised shield, bearing brass plaque "Wasserbock, Obervolta, 1977" (3) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Eurasian Otter Mask (Lutra lutra), circa 1943, by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, an adult otter mask looking straight ahead with mouth agape, mounted upon a typical shaped oak shield, 18cm from the wall, taxidermist's partial paper trade label to verso, bearing plaque "B.O.H. Temsford, 1943" £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Eurasian Otter Mask (Lutra lutra), circa June 27th 1908, by William Farren, Naturalist, 76 Regent Street, Cambridge, an adult otter mask facing slightly to the left with mouth agape, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, 22cm from the wall, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso, bearing painted text "E.O.E. Hillington, 17lbs, 2¼ HR: Hand Hunt, June 27th 1908" £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), circa Nov/16th/ 1927, by Peter Spicer & Sons, Taxidermists, Leamington, an adult head mount turning slightly to the left with mouth agape in aggressive pose, mounted upon a typical shaped oak shield, 23cm from the wall, 29cm high, including original brush with brass ring inscribed with text of the hunt, taxidermist's embossed text to verso, ivorine plaque "Stainton Pike, November 16th 1927" £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: Antique Eurasian Otter Paws (Lutra lutra), circa early 20th century, three various sized Otter paw broaches, all mounted with silver and silver plated mounts and clasps, one example marked Rowland Ward, Ltd, 167 Piccadilly, London, bearing engraved inscription "To CIS, from Phyl, Carlanstown, 1914" (3) £80 - 120
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Taxidermy: A Hare Head Mount (Lepus timidus), circa 1935, by Peter Spicer & Sons, Taxidermists, Leamington, an adult head mount looking straight ahead, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, 17.5cm from the wall, 34cm high, taxidermist's embossed text to verso, bearing ivorine plaque "Cambs: Harriers, Manor House Coton, March. 2nd, 1935" £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Pair of Mounted Goose Heads, circa 1930, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalists & Taxidermists, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, a pair of Pink Footed Geese head mounts on matching shields, one looking straight ahead the other facing to the left, each with an ivorine plaque, taxidermist's paper trade labels to verso (2) £150 - 250
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Taxidermy Collectibles: Three Brass Mounted Deer Slots, circa early 20th century, two brass mounted Red Deer slot inkwells, one mounted upon a square ebonised base, bearing inscription "O.S.H Found Cockercombe, killed East Quantoxhead, 23rd Aug 1902", the other with two curled foot supports, stamped Rowland Ward, 167 Piccadilly, another brass mounted Red Deer slot, with brass mounted and hanging ring, bearing inscription "Q.S.H, killed St Andries, Dec-17-04" (3) £80 - 120
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Collectibles: A Quantity of Animal Models, modern, a well modelled plaster Cape Buffalo shoulder mount with head turning to the left, mounted upon a rectangular oak base, numbered 50/499, height overall 29cm, an African Elephant plaster model on shield, by Rowland Ward, Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, 18cm by 18cm, a plastic model of a Cape Buffalo on shield and a Rhinoceros on shield (4) £100 - 150
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Sporting: A Superb Quality Brass Mounted Horse Hoof Inkwell, circa 1900, a single Horse hoof mounted in brass, with an inkwell to the top, 9.5cm high, unsigned £120 - 180
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Sporting: A Malacca Riding Crop Whistle, the antler pommel carved as a dogs head with whistle, with a silver plated ferule, 36cm, another with bamboo shaft and antler whistle, the silver plated ferule stamped "Cambs Harriers-1940", 22cm, a woven riding crop with stainless steel weighted pommel and brass ferule, 62cm, together with a woven shafted whip, 62cm (4) £100 - 150
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Hides/Skins: Southern Giraffe Flank Skin (Giraffa giraffa), modern, a full flank skin with complete tail, widest span 295cm, by 220cm including full tail length £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: South African Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking slightly to the left, 35cm from the wall, 62cm high £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: African Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus), modern, high quality head mount turning to the right, 36cm from the wall, 34cm high £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 53cm from the wall £250 - 350
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Skulls/Anatomy: African Caracal and Black-Backed Jackal Skulls, modern, South Africa, a complete African Caracal bleached skull, with attached shipping tag numbered - 0647997, transposafe, 15cm overall length, height 7cm, together with three complete Black-Backed Jackal skulls, each overall length 16cm, 16cm and 17cm (4)
Caracal proof of legal import permit no - 28882, 18-04-2002 £100 - 150
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