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Taxidermy: European Game Birds, circa late 20th century, a full mount adult Capercaillie cock bird, perched upon a wall mounted tree branch with tail fanned, 68cm from the wall, together with a full mount adult Black Grouse cock bird, perched upon a wall mounted tree branch, 29cm from the wall (2) £120 - 180
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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 80cm, overall height 66cm £180 - 280
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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, 31cm £60 - 90
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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 small full Warthog skull, Blue Wildebeest (8) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: South African Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking slightly to the left, 39cm from the wall, 61cm 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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Entomology: A Large Glazed Display of African Butterflies, circa 21st century, containing twenty-eight specimens, all with data labels attached, mounted upon a foam backing board, enclosed within a large glazed entomology collector's drawer display case, 61cm by 6.5cm by 46cm £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota), circa late 20th century, full mount adult in walking pose, with head turning slightly to the right, overall length 49cm height 37cm £70 - 90
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Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), modern, high quality large shoulder mount with head turning to the left, right horn 131cm, left horn 128cm, from the wall 98cm, height 147cm £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: Large Sawfish Rostrum (Pristidae spp), circa 1900, 48 teeth, 100cm longSawfish, also known as Carpenter Sharks, are a family of Rays characterised by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw.
With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.586297/01 £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), circa 23/10/97, Malta, adult shoulder mount looking straight ahead, mounted upon a carved Austro-German shield, 39cm from the wall, 78cm high £120 - 180
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Antlers/Horns: Dall Sheep and Alpine Ibex, circa 1970, a set of adult Alpine Ibex horns on cut upper frontlet, mounted upon a shaped shield, right horn 91cm, left horn 92cm, tip to tip 38cm, together with a set of approximately four year old adult Dall Sheep horns on cut upper skull cap, mounted upon a carved Austro-German shield (2) £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), circa 1928, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalists, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, adult head mount turning slightly to the right, with mouth agape in aggressive pose, with attached brush, mounted upon a typical shape oak shield, 25cm from the wall, bearing ivorine plaque "Put off on Lords Lot Crag, Killed at Buckbarrow, Nov 1928", taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), circa 1989, Balls Moor - Halwill, Devon, large adult antlers on cut upper skull, 12 points (6+6), widest span 95cm, height including shield 106cm £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: Indian Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, India, circa 1940, skin rug with head mount, jaw agape, glass eyes with ears laid back, mounted upon typical canvas backing material with serrated green felt trim, 256cm nose to tail, 181cm across the fore-limbs, 173cm across the rear limbs
CITES Annex A, Appendix I, exempt £800 - 1200
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Taxidermy: Roebuck (Capreolus capreolus), circa 2009, adult shoulder mount with head turning to the left, 35cm from the wall, height 64cm, mounted upon a carved blonde oak Austro-German shield £100 - 150
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Tusks: Common Warthog Tusks (Phacochoerus africanus), circa 1982-1989, South Africa, five full sets of adult Warthog tusks, each set mounted upon matching circular shields, each 30cm in diameter £70 - 100
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Taxidermy: A Pair of Red-Legged Partridges (Alectoris rufa), modern, by George C. Jamieson, Edinburgh, Scotland, a pair of adult full mounts, one stood upon a small faux bolder, the other below sitting upon soil covered groundwork, raised upon a rectangular oak framed base, 47cm by 25cm 37cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Pair of Melanistic Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), modern, by George C. Jamieson, Edinburgh, Scotland, a pair of full mount adults, cock and hen bird, the cock bird perched upon a branch above the hen below, mounted upon soil covered groundwork, raised upon a rectangular oak framed base, overall height 65cm £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: Anthropomorphic Game Keeper Mouse Diorama, circa 2019, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a family of anthropomorphic mice dressed in daily attire, the male dressed in tweed with a red waistcoat and shotgun to hand, the female with a crochet shawl and matching bonnet holding a basket of dry flowers, the juvenile dressed in grey with a green waistcoat, all mounted upon dry fauna and ferns, set against a watercolour painted woodland scene back drop with a cottage in the distance, enclosed within a wall hanging picture style five-glass display case, 20.5cm by 7.5cm by 28cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior right side, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £250 - 350
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Sporting: A Late Victorian Brass Mounted Horse Hoof Inkwell and a Two-Branch Horse Hoof Oil Lamp, both by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, a brass mounted Horse Hoof inkwell with hinged lid, signed to the base Rowland Ward, bearing inscription "Philactery 1890-1900", together with a two branch brass mounted Horse Hoof oil lamp, signed to the base Rowland Ward, overall height 53.5cm (lacking shades) (2) £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), circa 1880-1900, a full mount juvenile with limbs outstretched in walking pose, metal rings to each foot for wall mounting, overall length 125cm £200 - 300
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Antlers/Horns: A Pair of Austro-German Carved Wooden Roe Deer, circa late 18th/early 19th century, both naturalistically carved with applied Roebuck antlers, mounted upon matching period carved shields, each 28cm from the wall, both (af) £200 - 300
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Antlers/Horns: Three Sets of European Hunting Trophy Antlers, circa mid 19th/early 20th century, to include: a set of Fallow buck antlers on cut upper skull cap, circa 1860, on small square ebonised shield, widest span 73cm, a set of European Reindeer antlers on cut upper skull cap, on circular ebonised shield, widest span 76cm, a set of Red Deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, on oak shield, circa 1936, inscribed to shield "27th Aug 1936, Mamore, 17st" (3) £80 - 120
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus), in the manner of T.E. Gunn, Norwich, a full mount adult with head turning to the left, perched atop painted faux rock work, amidst a natural setting of lichen and moss, enclosed within a typical ebonised single-glass display case, 32.5cm by 23cm by 46cm £220 - 320
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Natural History: A Pond and Stream Life Wet Specimen Display, a display of twenty-five various aquatic specimens, including Frog, Crayfish, Fish, Aphids, Beetles, Shells, Tadpoles, Newt, etc, all mounted upon a plain white back drop, enclosed within a perspex display case, the interior filled with a preservative fluid, 26.5cm by 6cm by 31.5cm £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), modern, by Brian Lancaster, Taxidermy, Bedale, North Yorkshire, a full mount adult male stood upon hind legs with head turning to the right, the front paws supporting a turned wooden pedestal plant stand, mounted upon a polished rectangular base, 97cm high overall, pedestal height 67cm £350 - 450
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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 a small full Warthog skull, Blue Wildebeest (8) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 48cm from the wall, 92cm high £200 - 300
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Skulls/Anatomy: Olive Baboon Skull (Papio hamadryas), circa 2006, Togo, complete bleached skull, 22cm overall length, 12cm high (af)
CITES Annex B, Appendix II, (proof of legal import permit no- 066/2006) £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama), modern, large high quality shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the right, 63cm from the wall, 104cm high £220 - 320
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Taxidermy: South African Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), modern, high quality shoulder mount looking slightly to the left, 39cm from the wall, 58cm high £180 - 280
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Entomology: A Large Glazed Display of African Butterflies, circa 21st century, containing twenty-eight specimens, all with data labels attached, mounted upon a foam backing board, enclosed within a large glazed entomology collectors drawer display case, 61cm by 6.5cm by 46cm £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: Kalahari Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella gazella), circa late 20th century, large adult male shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the right, right horn 99cm, left horn 98cm, tip to tip 33cm, from the wall 67cm, height 151cm £280 - 380
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Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), circa late 20th century, large adult bull shoulder mount looking straight ahead, right horn 134cm, left horn 132cm, tip to tip 67cm, from the wall 91cm, height 158cm £300 - 400
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Taxidermy Fish: A Collection of Various Mounted Fish Heads, circa late 20th century, seven various sized Trout head mounts, all with mouths agape, mounted upon split log and circular shields, together with a full mount Piranha mounted upon a split nut base (8) £80 - 120
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Tusks/Teeth: A Collection of European Wild Boar Tusks (Sus scrofa), circa late 20th century, nine sets of European Wild Boar tusks, mounted upon similar carved Austro-German shields, four other sets on various shields, one set of adult Desert Warthog tusks, mounted upon an oak shield (qty) £80 - 120
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Taxidermy: Countryside Animals, circa late 20th century, to include a full mount Polecat mounted upon a wall hanging log, full mount Pine Marten mounted upon a wall mounted log, full mount Muskrat mounted upon a driftwood log (3) £100 - 150
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies, circa 2005, a collection of hunting trophies to include: Southern Grants Gazelle, Thomson's Gazelle, Uganda Topi, Common Impala, three South African Springbok, all on cut upper skulls and or cut upper frontlets, mounted upon various sized shields (7) £150 - 200
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Hides/Pelts: European Moose Hide (Alces alces), circa late 20th century, a large complete tanned adult hide, with flat head, limbs outstretched, nose to tail 277cm, across the fore limbs 308cm £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Wall Domed Teal (Anas crecca), by Henry Ward (1812-1878), 2 Vere Street, London, full mount drake in hanging game pose, set against a white painted back drop, mounted within an oval oak framed bubble wall dome, 47cm by 10cm by 57.5cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior (out of sight) £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), by George Bazeley, 13 Marefair, Northampton, a full mount adult clinging to a section of tree bark, issuing from tall dry grasses and fauna, set against a blue watercolour painted back drop, enclosed within an ebonised framed five-glass picture frame style wall hanging display case, 31cm by 14cm by 45cm excluding outer frame, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius), modern, preserved and mounted upon a pale blue painted backdrop, enclosed within a modern five-glass wall hanging display case, 82cm by 9.5cm by 26cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: An Octagonal Wall Cased Redwing (Turdus iliacus), modern, by A.J. Armitstead, Darlington, Co Durham, full mount adult with a berry to the beak, perched upon a frosted branch above holly and fauna, set against a watercolour painted winter scene back drop, enclosed within an octagonal oak framed wall hanging display case, 30.5cm by 9cm by 31cm, excluding outer frame, signed to interior A.J. Armitstead, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), circa 1989, by John Burton, Taxidermy, Ebrington, Gloucester, an impressive Imperial class shoulder mount, 14 points (7+7), mounted upon a shaped oak shield, widest span 70cm, from the wall 61cm, height 123cm, trade label to verso £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of European Kingfishers (Alcedo atthis), circa 1930, a pair of full mount adults, both perched upon a branch issuing from a river bank nest hole, enclosed within a five-glass display case with painted taped frame, 30.5cm by 31cm by 40.5cm £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), circa 1939, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalists, Bank Buildings, Carnforth, adult head mount turning very slightly to the right, with mouth agape in aggressive pose, mounted upon a typical shape oak shield, 25cm from the wall, bearing metal plaque Ullswater Foxhounds, "Put off on Gray Crag, Killed at Cocks Close, Garnet Bridge, March 1939", taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), circa 1920, full mount with head raised and beak agape in swimming pose, beak to shell base 53cm, 40cm wide, brought back from the Bahamas in the 1920s by the vendor's father £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: European Badger Diorama (Meles meles), by James Hutchings, of Aberystwyth, a full mount adult stood upon a painted faux rock ledge in stooped position, above a cub below with a part rabbit prey, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, fauna and brush, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised three-glass display case with gilded moulding, raised upon four block feet, 76.5cm by 34.5cm by 84.5cm £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Bream (Abramis brama), by John Cooper & Sons, 78 Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, (Griggs), preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted graduated green back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 64cm by 18cm by 36.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior upper left, gold legend to front glass - "Bream. 4lbs 3 ½ozs, Caught at Cheshunt by C. Johnson 30th June 1943"This case is by William Griggs who took over the running of John Cooper from around 1933 and carried on trading from Bath Road, Hounslow until he passed away in 1953, William (Bertie) Griggs was regarded as one of the master exponents of preserving fish and his skills can be clearly seen within this case £600 - 800
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