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Taxidermy: European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), modern, by George C. Jamieson, Edinburgh, Scotland, a full mount adult in running pose with ears laid back, a Partridge wing within its mouth, mounted upon soil covered groundwork, raised upon a rectangular oak framed base, nose to tail 102cm, height 56cm overall £200 - 300
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Taxidermy: A Pair of Red-Legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), modern, by George C. Jamieson, Edinburgh, Scotland, a pair of adult full mounts, one stood upon a small faux rock, the other below sitting upon soil covered groundwork, raised upon a rectangular oak framed base, 47cm by 25cm by 38cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Diorama of Tropical Birds, circa 1880-1900, a collection of six various tropical birds, all mounted upon a centrally mounted branch, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, and fauna, enclosed beneath a period glass dome, upon an oval ebonised base, raised on four bun feet, 29cm by 15cm by 47cm overall including base £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Yellow-Crowned Bishop Bird (Euplectes afer), circa 2019, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount male perched atop his nest, amidst hanging vines and flora above, set against a watercolour painted savannah back drop, enclosed within a wall hanging five-glass picture frame display case, 29cm by 12.5cm by 65cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £300 - 400
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Taxidermy: Anthropomorphic Game Keeper Mouse, circa 2019, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount anthropomorphic mouse in full shooting attire, stood upon a small tree stump with miniature shotgun and walking stick in hand, mounted amidst moss and dry fauna, set against a watercolour painted woodland scene back drop, enclosed within an small oak framed wall hanging five-glass display case, 9.5cm by 6.5cm by 22.5cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Victorian European Kingfisher (Alcedo athis), re-cased in 2019, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount adult perched upon a dry tree root, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and fauna, set against a watercolour painted woodland river scene back drop, enclosed within a wall hanging oak framed picture frame style display case, 28cm by 11cm by 33.5cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £250 - 350
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Taxidermy: Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), circa 1920, 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, 24cm from the wall, 31cm high, taxidermist's embossed text to verso £120 - 180
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Sporting: A Silver Mounted Horse Tail, circa 1927-1931, by Rowland Ward, Ltd, 167 Piccadilly, London, a silver mounted white horse tail, maximum length 107cm, engraved "China, Drum Horse, K.D.G, 1927-1931"King's Dragoon Guards. The origins of the KDG and Bays were identical. Both were raised on Hampstead Heath in June 1685 to help suppress the rebellion by King Charles II's bastard son the Duke of Monmouth against his uncle King James II. When King James II came to the throne in 1685 the regular English Army was tiny with the cavalry comprising only three troops of Life Guards, the Royal Regiment of Horse (The Blues) and a regiment of dragoons, the Royal Dragoons. In order to suppress the Monmouth Rebellion, King James was motivated to triple the size of the cavalry by adding eight more Regiments, six of Horse and two of Dragoons. Two of these cavalry units were the KDG and Bays, which were respectively Lanier's, or The 2nd Regiment of Horse, and Peterborough's, or The 3rd Regiment of Horse. As is the case today the Army's shape was dictated by the Government's drive to cut costs.In 1746 both regiments were reduced from the status of Horse to that of Dragoons which were paid less. There was an outcry and a new status in between Horse and Dragoons was created called Dragoon Guards. As the senior members of this category, the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of Horse then became respectively the 1st and 2nd Dragoon Guards. £200 - 300
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Sporting: A Silver Plate Mounted Horse Tail, circa 1927-1932, by Rowland Ward, Ltd, 167 Piccadilly, London, a silver plate mounted black horse tail, maximum length 126cm, engraved "Patrick, Bay Charger, 1927-1931"Queen's Dragoon Guards. The origins of the KDG and Bays were identical. Both were raised on Hampstead Heath in June 1685 to help suppress the rebellion by King Charles II's bastard son the Duke of Monmouth against his uncle King James II. When King James II came to the throne in 1685 the regular English Army was tiny with the cavalry comprising only three troops of Life Guards, the Royal Regiment of Horse (The Blues) and a regiment of dragoons, the Royal Dragoons. In order to suppress the Monmouth Rebellion, King James was motivated to triple the size of the cavalry by adding eight more Regiments, six of Horse and two of Dragoons. Two of these cavalry units were the KDG and Bays, which were respectively Lanier's, or The 2nd Regiment of Horse, and Peterborough's, or The 3rd Regiment of Horse. As is the case today the Army's shape was dictated by the Government's drive to cut costs.In 1746 both regiments were reduced from the status of Horse to that of Dragoons which were paid less. There was an outcry and a new status in between Horse and Dragoons was created called Dragoon Guards. As the senior members of this category, the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of Horse then became respectively the 1st and 2nd Dragoon Guards. £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: European Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), circa late 20th century, adult shoulder mount looking straight ahead, mounted upon an oval oak shield, from the wall 43cm, height 60cm £180 - 280
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Antlers/Horns: African Hunting Trophies circa 2005, a collection of hunting trophies to include: Cape Greater Kudu, Gemsbok Oryx, Ellipsen Waterbuck, all on cut upper skulls, mounted upon various sized shields (3) £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera pardus), circa 1900-1920, by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, an early example of a Leopard Skin rug with head mount, mouth agape, hand painted glass eyes, with limbs outstretched, backed onto deteriorated silk backing material, with a serrated black felt trim, nose to tail 248cm, across the fore limbs 155cm (af) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna), by W. Hobbs, Naturalist, 27 Catherine Street, Devonport, a pair of female adult full mounts, both stood upon grit and shell covered groundwork, set against a plain papered interior, enclosed within a three-glass display case, 71cm by 23cm by 53.5cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior upper centre £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Grey Phalarope and Dunlin, by R. P. Nicholls, Taxidermist, Kingsbridge, Devon, two full mounts, the Phalarope with wings outstretched, the Dunlin behind in stooped position, both upon grit covered groundwork, amidst tall grasses and moss, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 33cm by 13.5cm by 30.5cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior upper centre £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Little Auk (Alle alle), by George Harrison, Staindrop, Co Durham, two full mount adults in winter plumage, both stood upon grit and moss covered groundwork, set against a plain papered interior, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 34cm by 9.5cm by 21cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior upper right side £120 - 180
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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 hen with head lowered in feeding pose, the cock bird next to her with head turning to the right, raised upon a rectangular oak base, 69cm by 36cm by 45cm £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Large British Game Bird Diorama, modern, by George C. Jamieson, Edinburgh, Scotland, a high quality diorama including: a pair of Mallard Ducks, hen and drake full mounts, a Woodcock, full mount in sitting position, a pair of Red-Legged Partridge, both full mounts, a pair of Ring-Necked Pheasants, cock and hen birds both in flying pose, all mounted upon soil covered groundwork with faux rock work, set against a pale blue painted panel back drop, raised upon a rectangular oak base, 67cm by 47cm by 95cm £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: Indian Tiger Skin (Panthera tigris tigris), circa 1946, numbered 32241, by Van Ingen Van Ingen, Mysore, India, skin rug with head mount, jaw agape, glass eyes, mounted upon typical original canvas backing, Van Ingen care label to verso, Van Ingen Mysore stencilling to canvas backing, 250cm nose to tail, 161cm across the fore-limbs, 138cm across the rear limbs, taken by T.G. Macneill, Rehabari, Northern Assam, North Eastern India, 23/02/1946, including a photo copy of the original entry into Van Ingen & Van Ingen order books
CITES Annex A, Appendix I exempt £1500 - 2500
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Antlers/Horns: An Austro-German Carved Wood Head of a Roebuck, circa 18th/19th century, a simply carved and painted wooden head of a Roebuck, mounted with a set of abnormal antlers, mounted upon a polychrome painted carved shield, 17.5cm from the wall, height 32cm £150 - 250
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Taxidermy/Collectibles: A Wolperdinger and Collectibles, a full mount Wolperdinger, mounted as a faded Red squirrel body with applied horns and duck feet, stood holding a small branch, upon a cork wood base, 27cm high (af), a preserved Ray's tail mounted as a whip with a string bound handle, 91cm, a Shark vertebrae tapering sectional walking cane, with a turned horn handle, 88cm, (3) £80 - 120
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Antlers/Horns: A Quantity of Austro-German Deer Antler Trophies, circa 1840-1875, to include: two sets of Red Deer antlers on cut upper skull caps, each mounted upon rustic matching painted green shields, bearing rectangular plaques, widest spans 70cm & 44cm, together with three sets of Roebuck antlers, each set mounted upon matching painted green kidney shaped shields, each bearing an oval alloy plaque (5) £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Eurasian Curlew (Scolopax arquata), circa 1880-1900, a full mount adult with head turning slightly to the left, stood upon painted faux rock work, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and heather, set against a plain papered interior, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 51cm by 22cm by 50.5cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Hare (Lepus timidus), circa 1880-1900, a full mount adult in running pose, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, gorse and fauna, set against a pale blue painted interior, enclosed within a period single-glass display case with later framing applied, 63cm by 20.5cm by 47cm £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Cased Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus), circa 21st century, a full mount juvenile sat upon a painted faux rock, set within a plain white painted interior, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass display case, 41cm by 18cm by 31.5cm, mounted very much in the manner of North East Taxidermist's such as Robert Duncan and Joseph Cullingford, each adopted this simple, clean, yet very effective process of letting the natural beauty of the specimen show, and not be overpowered by a cluttered interior £180 - 280
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Conchology: Fluted Giant Clam (Tridacna squamosa) circa 1930, a complete shell, 29cm by 19cm by 17cmTridacna squamosa, known commonly as the Fluted Giant Clam or Scaly Clam, is one of a number of large Clam species native to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is distinguished by the large, leaf-like fluted edges on its shell called 'scutes' and a byssal opening that is small compared to those of other members of the family Tridacnidae. £70 - 100
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Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), attributed to Joseph Cullingford, 1877-1905, County Durham, a full mount female with head turning slightly to the left, perched upon a cut branch, set against a plain white painted interior, enclosed within a typical period pine single-glass display case, 38cm by 17.5cm by 38cm, bearing a storage label to the outer right side for "Bainbridge & Co Ltd, 29-37 Market Street & 26-28 Bigg Market, Newcastle-on-Tyne" £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Juvenile Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna), circa 1898-1899, by Robert Duncan, 1837-1909, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, a pair of full mount juveniles, male and female, both mounted upon rectangular plinths, the female above the male, both set against a plain white painted interior, enclosed within a typical pine framed single-glass display case, 53.5cm by 25.5cm by 46cm, two dates in pencil to interior floor "Wannet Aug 1898, Wannet Aug 1899" £350 - 550
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Barn Owl (Tito alba), circa 1880-1900, a full mount adult with head turning to the left, perched upon a small branch, amidst a natural setting of ferns, tall grasses and fauna, set against a wash painted back drop, enclosed within an ebonised period three-glass display case, 34.5cm by 18cm by 47cm £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Rare Case of Plumed Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera), by Buffon & Willson, 1858-1865, Naturalists, 391 The Strand, London, a pair of full mount adults, one stood upon a moss and fauna covered mound with head turning slightly to the right, the other slightly below, both mounted amidst thick undergrowth with ferns and brush, set against a watercolour painted sky back drop, enclosed within an ebonised period three-glass display case, 86.5cm by 31.5cm by 61.5cm, taxidermist's full oval paper trade label to interior lower left, not much is known about Buffon & Willson, as only listed in trade directories between 1858-1865, this being only a short working period to produce such high quality cases, not many examples have been known to have come onto the open market to this date £450 - 650
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), by Thomas Jefferies, King Street, Carmarthen, Wales, a full mount drake stood upon mud covered groundwork, amidst a natural river bank setting of tall reeds, grasses and fauna, set against a watercolour painted blue-green back drop, enclosed within a typical oak framed three-glass display case with gilded border, 78cm by 31cm by 70.5cm £200 - 300
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Antlers/Horns: An Austro-German Carved Wood Head of a Roebuck, circa 18th/19th century, a simply carved and painted wooden head of a Roebuck, mounted with a set of abnormal antlers, mounted upon a rustic shaped shield, 23cm from the wall, height 33cm £120 - 180
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Taxidermy: A Cased Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina), by William Chalkley, (1842-1922), The Square, Winchester, full mount male perched upon a small branch, issuing from grasses and fauna, set against a watercolour painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period three-glass table display case, 18cm by 9.5cm by 19.5cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), by W. H. Vingoe, Naturalist, Penzance, Cornwall, full mount adult in walking pose, stood upon grit covered groundwork with tall grasses to the rear, set against a pale pink painted interior, enclosed within a period single-glass display case, 34.5cm by 12.5cm by 25cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior upper centre £50 - 70
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Common Scoter Duck (Melanitta nigra), by W.H. Vingoe, Penzance, Cornwall, a full mount male stood upon grit covered groundwork, set against a watercolour painted blue/green interior, enclosed within a period single-glass display case 42.5cm by 15.5cm by 36cm, taxidermist's paper trade label to interior upper centre £80 - 120
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), by George Bazeley, 12 Horsemarket, Northampton, an immature full mount, perched upon a small branch protruding from a watercolour painted back drop, set above grasses and fauna, enclosed within a typical diamond shaped wall hanging five-glass display case with ebonised frame, 28.5cm by 9cm by 49cm, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £150 - 200
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Natural History: A Reproduction Blonde Turtle Shell, modern, a plaster reproduction of a Giant South American River Turtle blonde shell, with various scrimshaw depictions of American Historical figures and insignia, 46cm by 62cm £60 - 90
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Entomology: A Brazilian Butterfly Tea Trolley, circa 1960-1970, by Carlos Zipperer, Brazil, a two-tier glass topped tea trolley, the upper section decorated with a collage of butterfly wings, 61cm by 44cm by 61cm £100 - 150
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Gharial Crocodile (Gavialis gangeticus), a full mount juvenile with limbs outstretched, glass eyes, 108cm overallThe Gharial is now critically endangered in the wild and is one of the longest Crocodillians growing up to 20ft in length £300 - 400
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Antlers/Horns: A Selection of African Hunting Trophy Skulls, circa 1991, a varied selection of African hunting trophies to include: Thomson's Gazelle horns on cut upper skull cap, Common Reedbuck horns on cut upper skull, two South African Springbok horns on cut upper skulls on shields, Southern Grant's Gazelle horns on cut upper frontlet, Common Impala horns on upper skull (6) £150 - 200
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Taxidermy: A Gothic Revival Oak Framed Firescreen Diorama of Tropical Birds, circa 19th century, a superb diorama of various South American tropical birds, all perched upon a centrally mounted branch, specimens to include: two Red-Legged Honeycreepers, Brazilian Tanager, Brassy-Breasted Tanager, Green Honeyeater, Yellow-Green Grosbeak, Red-Headed Manakin, Red-Necked Tanager, Green-Headed Tanager, Masked Flowerpiercer, two Ruby and Topaz Humming Birds, Green and Gold Tanager, Bay-Headed Tanager, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-Naped Chlorophonia, etc, all mounted against a plain papered interior, enclosed within a Pugin style carved oak framed Gothic revival adapted firescreen, 72cm wide by 129cm high £1200 - 1800
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Merlin (Falco columbarius), circa 2012, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount adult male sitting atop a painted faux rock ledge, amidst twisted branches and moss, set against a watercolour painted mountainous scene back drop, enclosed within an oak framed five-glass picture frame style display case, 38.5cm by 12cm by 51.5cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right
With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no.511852/02 £400 - 600
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of European Robins (Erithacus rubecula), circa 2007, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a pair of full mount Robins perched upon a broken kettle nest site, both guarding the entrance containing their four faux eggs, amidst a natural setting of ferns, fauna and broken plant pots within soil groundwork, set against a watercolour painted church yard scene back drop, enclosed within an oak framed five-glass picture frame style display case, 42cm by 12cm by 36.5cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right, taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso £350 - 450
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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Little Auks (Alle alle), modern, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a pair of full mount Little Auks, one stood upon a frosted faux rock ledge, the other above in flying pose, set against a watercolour painted mountainous shoreline winter scene back drop, enclosed within a mahogany framed five-glass picture frame style display case, 34.5cm by 13cm by 49.5cm excluding outer frame, signed to interior lower right £300 - 400
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Taxidermy: Burchell's Zebra (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 93cm £1200 - 1600
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Taxidermy: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), circa 1960-1970, by Ken Hawkins, Taxidermist's Ltd, 1793 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, skin rug with head mount, mouth agape, limbs outstretched, lacking paws, backed on to khaki green canvas backing material with serrated blue border, nose to tail 222cm, across the fore limbs 202cm £800 - 1200
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Taxidermy: A Large Cased Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), modern, by International Award Winning Bird Taxidermist Carl Church, Pickering, North Yorkshire, a high quality full mount adult perched atop a dry tree stump, amidst an arid setting of dry grasses and sanded groundwork, various scavenged bones beneath, enclosed within a large five-glass oak framed table display case, 34.5cm by 34.5cm by 74cm including base £550 - 650
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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), an early case by W. Shopland, Naturalist & Taxidermist, Ashcombe, Thurlow Road, Torquay, a full mount adult stood within a simulated grotto, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, ferns and fauna, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 62cm by 27cm by 88cm, bearing an early trade label to the verso, later known as H.T. Shopland of 40 Higher Union Street, Torquay, a distinctive "house style" was used and perfected by Shopland taxidermists in the use of mica or crushed glass to simulate the sparkle of granite within their displays, this process would have been carried out while the paint was still wet to good effect £150 - 250
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of Wading Birds, circa 1870-1900, specimens to include: Six Dunlins, two Grey Phalarope, two Common Sandpiper, and one Little Stint, all adult full mounts upon a graduated faux rock ledge, set against a watercolour painted pale blue interior, enclosed within a period ebonised single-glass display case, 76cm by 28cm by 51cm £180 - 280
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Bar-Tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica), circa 1880-1900, a pair of full mount adults in winter and summer plumage, both stood upon painted and gritted faux groundwork, amidst tall grasses and fauna, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass display case, 50cm by 13.5cm by 33.5cm £80 - 120
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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Diorama of Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur), circa 1880-1900, in the manner of John Cooper, 28 Radnor Street, St Luke's, London, three full mount adults, all perched upon a centrally mounted branch, amidst a natural setting of ferns and fauna, set against a watercolour painted blue back drop, enclosed within a period ebonised three-glass display case with gilded border, 49cm by 17.5cm by 52.5cm £150 - 200
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