Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Catalogue: View Page Turner Catalogue
Lots: 305

An interesting auction of various Entomology and Natural History items, including a collection of commemorative horses’ hooves mounted by the notable taxidermist’s Rowland Ward, a good selection of modern taxidermy specimens by Tony Armitstead, Carl Church, and Robert Ellis, and historical taxidermy specimens mounted by Peter Spicer, John Macpherson, Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Rowland Ward, F.C. Waters, James Hutchings, W.C. Shelbrooke, Robert Duncan, W.F. Homer, John Cooper, A.S. Hutchinson of Derby, Henry Murray, and Thomas Jefferies, to name but a few.

Name: Robbie Bright
Email: robbie.bright@tennants-ltd.co.uk

Lot 2002
Taxidermy: The "Wolperdinger", late 20th...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2003
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Bubble Dome of...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2005
Antlers/Horns: A Large Collection European...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2006
Taxidermy: A White Bennett's Wallaby...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2007
Taxidermy: A Cased Ermine in Winter Scene...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2008
Taxidermy: Southern Impala (Aepyceros...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2009
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Blue...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2010
Taxidermy: Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2011
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Sparrowhawk...

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 2012
Taxidermy: Northern Grants Gazelle (Nanger...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2013
Taxidermy: A Cased European Sparrowhawk...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2014
Taxidermy: Himalayan Brown Goral (Nemorhaedus...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2015
Taxidermy: A Cased Barn Owl (Tyto alba), circa...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2016
Skulls/Horns: Cape Buffalo Skull on Shield...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2017
Taxidermy: A Cased Tawny Owl (Strix aluco),...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2018
Tusks: A Large Collection of European Wild...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2019
Taxidermy: A Patagonian Hare or Mara...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2022
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Blue Jay...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2024
Taxidermy: A Pied Collared Dove (Streptopelia...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2025
Taxidermy: Common Waterbuck (Kobus...

Not Sold
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2027
Horns/Skulls: A Rare Sri Lankan Wild Water...

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 2028
Taxidermy: Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), modern,...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2029
Taxidermy: A Reeve's Muntjac Fawn (Muntiacus...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2030
Taxidermy: Cape Eland (Taurotragus oryx oryx),...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2031
Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Woodcock & Common...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2032
Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera...

Sold for £1,250
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 2034
Taxidermy: Johnston's Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2035
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of Abnormal...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2036
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Peregrine...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2037
Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 2038
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Badger Cubs (Meles...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2039
Taxidermy: A European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa),...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2041
Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella), modern,...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2042
Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 2044
Taxidermy: A Pair of Campo Troupial's (Icterus...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2045
Taxidermy: Lowland Nyala (Nyala angasii),...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2046
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Diorama of British...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2047
Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £220 - £320

Lot 2048
Horns/Skulls: South African Cape Buffalo...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2049
Taxidermy: A Curious Red Fox & Crow, circa...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2050
Taxidermy: Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), modern, by...

Sold for £270
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 2051
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2053
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Striated Scops Owl...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2056
Taxidermy: A Cased Scottish Pine Marten...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2057
Taxidermy: A White Bennett's Wallaby...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2058
Taxidermy: A Victorian Turquoise-fronted...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2059
Taxidermy: A Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2060
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian / Early Edwardian...

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 2061
Taxidermy: Southern Impala (Aepyceros...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2062
Taxidermy: Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2063
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2064
Taxidermy: Cape Bushbuck (Tragelaphus...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2066
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of Alpine Chamois...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2069
Taxidermy: Common Waterbuck (Kobus...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2072
Taxidermy: European Bullfinch (Pyrrhula...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2073
Taxidermy: Polar Bear Skin (Ursus maritimus),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £550

Lot 2074
Taxidermy: An Edwardian Cased Rough-legged...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2076
Taxidermy: Regent Parrot (Polytelis...

Not Sold
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2077
Taxidermy: Central African Savannah Buffalo...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 2078
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of European...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2079
Skins/Hides: A Nilgai Antelope Hide...

Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2080
Taxidermy: A European Red Fox Mask (Vulpes...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2081
Taxidermy: A Pair of Late Victorian Cased...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2082
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Grey Heron...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2083
Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2084
Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger Skin Rug (Panthera...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 2085
Taxidermy: A European Kingfisher (Alcedo...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2086
Taxidermy: Southern Common Reedbuck (Redunca...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2089
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2090
Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2091
Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: A Rambling European...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 2092
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Edible...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2094
Antlers/Horns: A Large Collection of European...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2095
Taxidermy: European Mouflon (Ovis aries...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2096
Taxidermy: A European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350