2004 Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), modern, shoulder mount, right horn 61.5cm, left horn 59cm

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1 2004 Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), modern, shoulder mount, right horn 61.5cm, left horn 59cm Taxidermy & Natural History Saturday 26 April 12.00noon Viewing: Thursday 24 April 9am-5pm, Friday 25 April 9am-6pm and morning of sale 2005 Coyote (Canis latrans), circa 1990, rug with head mount, jaw agape, 137cm nose to tail tip, 114cm across forelimbs, backed with brown cloth and rings for wall suspension Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), NYOH (North Yorkshire Otterhounds), Bowmont Water, 24lb, dog otter, , by Edward Gerrard & Sons, London, head mount, open jaw, on period golden oak shield with original ivorine title, taxidermist's original label verso, 26cm total length *With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence 2001 Astor Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri), circa 1960, fore-part, right horn 67.5cm, left horn 65cm, tip to tip 28cm, 174cm high overall *With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / Burmese Mountain Dog Puppy, modern, full mount, recumbent on a toile de jouy upholstered stool, 36cm wide, 28cm high A Taxidermy Display of a Red Grouse, a Partridge and a Quail, late 20th century, perched amongst plants and grasses, with landscape painted back panel, in a four-glass case, 85cm by 30cm 2007 Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), late 20th century, two full mounts, one perched alert, the other preening, on rocks amongst grasses, painted landscape background, in a four-glass display case, 51cm by 42cm, label verso of Get Stuffed, Islington, London; and Partridge (Perdix perdix), 20th century, pair of full mounts, standing amongst grasses, in a five-glass case, 53.5cm by 44.5cm (2) 2008 Warnham Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), antlers on upper skull, 19 points, right antler 95cm, left antler 90cm, tip to tip 67cm Genet (Genetta sp.subspecies), circa 1990, full mount, in hunting pose, on faux wood effect wall mount, the specimen 81cm long

2 2009 A Kashmir Stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu), shot by Capt Williamson, 45 th Light Infantry 1883, antlers on shaped frontlet, 10 points, richly textured, on original shield with original brass octagonal plaque inscribed Cashmere (sic) Deer Shot by Capt Williamson 45 th Light Infantry 1883, right antler 86cm, left antler 78cm, tip to tip 43.5cm *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / A String of Forty Rhinoceros Horn Turned Oval Section Beads, circa 1930, of honey colour, 66cm long, 73.6g gross weight *Sold with Animal Health permission letter / A String of Rhinoceros Horn Turned and Compressed Spherical Beads, circa 1930, comprising 108 Rhinoceros beads, 6 Elephant ivory stained large beads, and 21 smaller natural and pink stained beads, 78cm long, 269g gross weight *Sold with Animal Health permission letter / Leopard (Panthera pardus), India, circa 1930, skin, 218cm long (a.f.) Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvauceli), Central India, Rowland Ward, London, circa 1930, head mount, 12 points, right antler 77cm (or 81cm to the highest tine), left antler 72cm (or 80cm to the highest tine), tip to tip 67.5cm, on original ebonised shield with Rowland Ward paper label and gouged RW 2014 A Pair of Sperm Whale Eardrums, circa 1930, painted with Scottish soldier faces, on mahogany stands, 13.5cm high *With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), late 20th century, shoulder mount, turning slightly to the left, right horn 123cm (with the curve), left horn 126cm, 93cm from the wall Leopard (Panthera pardus), 1942, skin rug, flat head, no backing material, 227cm long, 140cm across forelimbs *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no /01 **Shot by Mr R J Lathbury while working at The Plant Breeding Station at Njoro (Nakuru, Kenya Colony). Mentioned in "Nellie, Letters from Africa" by Elspeth Huxley (6th March 1942). Nellie Grant (mother of Elspeth) was one of the earliest settlers (1912)

3 2017 Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), 1942, skin rug, flat head, no backing material, 188cm long, 123cm across forelimbs *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no /02 **Shot by Mr R J Lathbury while working at The Plant Breeding Station at Njoro (Nakuru, Kenya Colony). Mentioned in "Nellie, Letters from Africa" by Elspeth Huxley (6th March 1942). Nellie Grant (mother of Elspeth) was one of the earliest settlers (1912) 2018 Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), by Rowland Ward, London & Nairobi, mid 20th century, full mount, standing against a tangle of ferns and on leaf strewn mossy ground, in a fully glazed case, applied with ivorine taxidermist's plaque, 182.5cm by 39.5cm by 57cm 2019 Hybrid Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus x Falco peregrinus), 2012, female, full mount, with wings back and in diving pose, with closed ring no.30348w, set against an open picture frame, 49cm by 59cm overall *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / Hybrid Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus x Falco peregrinus), circa 2002, full mount, in perched position with wings closed, on mossy faux rock set against an open picture frame, 49cm by 59cm *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / George Edward Lodge ( ) Vignette studies of Buff-Backed Heron, Little Egret, Great White Heron and American Bittern Signed, gouache on tinted paper, 29.5cm by 23cm *Reputedly for the illustrations to a series on the Birds of the World Vol VI, no.7 Subject to Droit de Suite Mosasaur Jaws with Teeth, Phosphate deposits, Khouribga, Morrocco, Eocene Period, 50 million years *Mosasaurs were the largest marine predator in the sea Ocelot (Leo pardus pardalis), by Rowland Ward, circa 1920, head mount, open snarling jaw and forward gaze, on original oak shield with The Jungle label, care label and gouged RW, 19.5cm from the wall; Cougar (Puma concolor), by Rowland Ward, circa 1920, head mount, turning slightly to the left with open jaw, on original oak shield with The Gallery of Natural History label, care label and gouged RW, 25.5cm from the wall; and A Pair of Greater Kudu Horns, 94cm (straight measured) (3) 2024 Cock and Hen Pheasant, by Mike Gadd, 20th/21st century, full mounts, naturalistically posed on wood and moss on wooden oval plinth, overall length 74cm; Cock Pheasant, by Mike Gadd, full mount, standing, 74cm overall; and Grouse, by Mike Gadd, full mount, standing, on cork and branch slice, 33cm overall (3)

4 2025 Two Similar Domes of Taxidermy Birds, circa 1890, including Hummingbirds, one with three birds amongst ferns and grasses, the other with four birds, beneath original domes on ebonised plinths, 40cm and 41cm high respectively 2026 Tiger (Panthera tigris), shot by Major Richard John Vernon-Betts, 23rd January 1936 while based at Landi Kotal, Khyber Pass, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, no.23665, skin rug with head mount, with open snarling jaw, backed onto the original olive canvas with stencil mark Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, numbered and with cleaning label, 312cm nose to tail, 226cm across forelimbs; together with One Volume: Van Ingen and Van Ingen, The Preservation of Shikar Trophies, Mysore 1933, stamped on the inner leaf With the compliments of Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore; and Eight Framed Documents and Photographs relating to the shooting and sale of this Tiger/Tiger skin, including a newspaper article from The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday September 23rd 1997 *Major Richard John Vernon-Betts: born in Muree in the Punjab 1914, the son of an officer of the Indian Medical Service. He was educated in England and went to Sandhurst, and as an officer he joined the Cheshire Regiment and returned to India in around As a Major he went on to serve with the 5th, the 4th and the 2nd Prince of Wales' Own Gurkhas. He shot his first tiger in In 1948 he went to live in Cornwall, having married Evelyn Caroline, and as a hunter with a real compassion with animals and their surroundings he joined the RSPCA as an Inspector. Indeed, he won two Bronze Medals with bar while serving for the RSPCA, and retired in A Taxidermy Young Alligator, circa 1930, with slightly open jaw, 58cm long Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), late 20th century, full mount, perched on frosted twig, rose hip in its beak, printed background, in a four-glass picture frame wall case, 37.5cm high, 32.5cm wide Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), circa 1980, full mount, amongst faux rocks, ferns and moss, painted background, in a four-glass case, 46cm high, 57cm wide 2030 Hobby (Falco subbuteo), circa 1910, by G Brislow, St Leonards-on-Sea (active ), full mount, perched on prey amongst faux rocks and ferns, blue painted background, in a three-glass case, 36.5cm high, 43.5cm wide 2031 Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), Forest of Dean, shot 29 October 1993, antlers on cut upper skull, 15 points, on wood shield; Red Deer Stag (Cervus elaphus), Allargue Estate, Corgarff, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, shot 16 October 1989, antlers on cut frontlet, 12 points, right antler 74cm, left antler 70cm, 27.5cm tip to tip, on wood shield with title plaque; and Sika Deer (Cervus nippon), Newton Heath, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, shot 12 October 1991, antlers on cut upper skull, 8 points, on wood shield with title plaque (3)

5 2032 Greater Kudu (Tragelapus strepsiceros), Ovisume, nr Grootfontein, Namibia, shot 12 February 1994, shoulder mount, right horn 123cm, left horn 123cm Magpie (Pica pica), late 20th century, pair of full mounts, amongst twigs and grasses, within additional resin bird models, in associated five-glass case, 56cm high, 42cm wide 2033 Southern Impala (Aepyceros malampus), Msaise, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, short 8 June 1999, shoulder mount, 42cm from the wall 2034 Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), Onverwacht, KwaZulu Natal, RSA, shot 26 August 2001, shoulder mount, 38cm from the wall 2035 Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa beisa), Ovisume, nr Grootfontein, Namibia, shot 12 February 1994, shoulder mount, right horn 70cm, left horn 71.3cm, 77cm from the wall A Group of Three Victorian Taxidermy Field Birds, comprising cock Pheasant and a pair of Partridge amongst grasses, ferns and faux rocks, in a single glass case, 47cm by 91.5cm Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), circa 1910, full mount, perched on a small stump amongst grasses and moss, light blue painted background, in single glass ebonised case, 47cm high, 37cm wide 2041 A Vietnamese Rainbow Lobster, 2nd half 20th century, full mount; Three Red Deer Shed Single Antlers 2036 Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa beisa), Mounted Etjo, Namibia, shot 23 July 2006, shoulder mount, right horn 86cm, left horn 84.2cm, 80cm from the wall A Group of Five Taxidermy Game Birds, 2nd half 20th century, comprising Capercaillie (Germany), pair of Black Fowl, single Blackcock, and cock Pheasant 2037 Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama), Nlamvini, KwaZulu Natal, RSA, shot 21 August 2000, shoulder mount, 66cm from the wall Mike Wood: A Pair of Golden Plover Models, hand-painted, and perched and nestled on driftwood amongst leafage, signed, 23cm high, on ebonised plinth (original glazing now lacking); A Full Mount Jay; and A Woodcock (3)

6 2044 A Car Rug, circa 1930, composed of numerous African wild cat skins arranged in four rows, on cocoa felt ground, 182cm by 188cm Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntiacus), skull with antlers, 14.5cm long, tip to tip 9.5cm; Another, 1903, antlers on frontlet, 10.8cm, tip to tip 10.8cm; Another, Kumeri Hill, N.India, Col Lynn Allen, skull with antlers, 9.5cm long, tip to tip 10.8cm, all on shields; and Another, antlers on frontlet, 7cm long, tip to tip 14cm (4) Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), India, ex Loder Collection, circa 1890, horns on frontlet, 25.5cm long, tip ti tip 14cm; and Another, horns on frontlet, 20.3cm long, tip to tip 16.5cm (2) Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), antlers on cut frontlet, on ebonised wood shield 2048 A Late Victorian Dome of Three Taxidermy Birds, circa 1890, including a Roller-type bird, set amongst ferns and grasses, faux mound, with glass dome and ebonised plinth, 55cm high overall A Taxidermy Ox Head, possibly Chillingham Breed, late 19th century, the horns 82.5cm tip to tip, on mahogany type shield (furniture castor beneath its chin), 68cm high overall, 57.5cm from the wall 2050 Sawfish Rostrum (Pristidae spp.), early 20th century, mounted on wood plaque, 76.4cm long *With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no / A Group of Five Taxidermy Birds, circa 1900, by Hutchinson, Naturalist, Zoological Studio, 98 London Street, Derby, comprising Green Woodpecker, male Bullfinch, Brambling (?), female Kestrel and Corncrake, together with Red Squirrel, in moss encrusted branches and amongst faux rocks and ferns, blue/yellow blended background, original taxidermist's label, in a three-glass ebonised case with silvered frontal slip, 68cm high, 54.5cm wide Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), West Norfolk Foxhounds, Gressinghall, November 9th 1968, by Rowland Ward, with snarling open jaw and turning slightly to the left, on original shield with Rowland Ward's label verso and title plaque; and A White Metal Mounted Fox Paw, Burghley Foxhounds, Warboys, 4th March 1967, on original Rowland Ward shield with label verso (2) 2053 African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), circa 1950 or earlier, tusk, carved with numerous figures and animals, 95cm longest curve *With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no /

7 2054 A Vertebra Horn Walking Stick, circa 1920, the flared cylindrical horn pommel of graduated vertebra to a horn tip, 84.2cm long *Traditionally these are thought to be shark vertebra 2055 A Hippopotamus Tooth-Handled and Rhinoceros Horn-Shafted Walking Stick, circa 1910, the pistol grip end with long upper handle to a two-section Rhinoceros horn tapering shaft, 55.5cm long, gross weight 421g *Sold with Animal Health permission letter / Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, shot 16 August 1998, shoulder mount, right horn 39.5cm, left horn 38.5cm 2060 Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Coleford Reserve, Underberg, RSA, shot 26 August 2000, shoulder mount, 77cm from the wall 2061 Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), Mount Etjo, Namibia, shot 22 July 2006, head mount, 65.5cm from the wall 2056 A Collie Dog Puppy Taxidermy Action Group, late 20th century, one puppy on a falling oak stool supporting a biscuit barrel, another pup crashed to the ground beneath, on rounded ebonised flat plinth, 60cm high, 75cm wide Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), circa 1910, horns on shield, right horn 126cm (with the curve), left horn 125cm, tip to tip 84cm, on original shield with gilt brass ring for suspension 2058 Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris), by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, no.273, shot by Louis Vincent Norris, circa 1916, skin rug with head mount, open jaw, backed onto deep indigo felt and original green canvas backing, with original cleaning label, the number plate painted under the head board, 330cm long, 233cm across forelimbs Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus silvaticus), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, short 19 August 1998, shoulder mount, right horn 27cm, left horn 29.5cm 2063 Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Double Drift, Eastern Cape, RSA, shot 16 August 1998, horns on upper skull, right horn 92cm, left horn 93cm, max width 96cm, tip to tip 41.5cm 2064 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor), circa 1900, pair of full mounts, perched in mossy branches against a blue painted background, in a three-glass case with gilded frontal slip frame, 40.5cm by 33cm 60-90

8 2065 A Group of Five Taxidermy Birds, circa 1900, comprising female Grebe, a pair of Mergansers, a Blackcock and a Jay, against a partly painted/rock effect background, in a single glass stained wood case, 63.5cm by 92.5cm by 26.5cm A Case of Four Taxidermy Coastal Birds, circa 1910, comprising Cormorant, Gull and two small wading birds, on faux sea rocks against a white papered background, single glass ebonised case, 71.5cm by 92cm by 27cm 2067 Jay (Garrulus glandarius), late 20th century, full mounts, perched on branches from a pebble-strewn oval wooden plinth base, in a five-glass display case, 46cm high, 41cm wide 2068 Buzzard (Buteo buteo), circa 1920, two full mounts, perched on faux rocks with mosses and grasses, white painted background, in single glass ebonised case, 61cm high, 68.5cm wide Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), circa 1930, full mount, alighting on a wooden twig with wings outstretched, the landscape painted background, three-glass ebonised case, 53cm high, 80cm wide 2071 Royal Red Stag (Cervus elaphus), Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire, shot 20 October 1989, right antler 79.5cm, left antler 79cm, tip to tip 62cm Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), Castle Forbes, shot 16 July 1990, prepared C P Dunton (Taxidermist, Tring), antlers on cut upper skull, 6 points, well pearled, on shield with title plaque; Another, Ruallan, Inverness, 1989; and Another, Muntjac, Yarwell, Bedfordshire, 6 March 1992 (3) 2073 Sable (Hippotragus niger niger), Matetsi, nr Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, shot 21 June 1998, shoulder mount turning to the left, right horn 98cm, left horn 99cm 2074 Springbok (Antidorcus marsupialis), Uitvlucht, KwaZulu Natal, RSA, shot 27 August 2001), shoulder mount, 36cm from the wall 2075 Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Matetsi, nr Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, shot 23 June 1996, shoulder mount, right horn 76,5cm, left horn 77cm A Victorian Case of Taxidermy Birds, including cock and hen Capercaille, Jay, Yellow Hammer and Shrike, amongst twigs and grasses (with ermine and adder), in single glass case with silvered frontal moulding, 76cm by 100cm

9 2076 European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), nr Buzau, Romania, shot 11 November 1993, head mount, with open jaw revealing resin tusks, 69cm from the wall *Scored at , qualifying Bronze Medal, and the tusks are mounted on a circular wooden shield and sold with this lot 2077 Seagull, chick with faux egg, signed D Stone, July 2012, in glass case, 40cm by 23cm by 31.5cm Zebra, skin rug, 280cm by 165cm African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), circa 1900, full mount, beneath a glass dome, 60cm high overall, 53cm wide, 28cm diameter Buzzard (Buteo buteo), full mount, in five glass case, 40cm by 25.5cm by 64cm *Sold with CITES (A10) non-transferable licence Lion (Panthera leo), mounted by Barry Williams, pair of cubs, in glass case, 51cm by 35.5cm by 48cm *These cubs died in 2000 in captivity in the UK Tiger (Panthera tigris), Theobald Brothers, with retail label Army & Navy Stores, head mount, 34.5cm by 52.5cm by 42cm Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), circa 1954, cub, in glass case, 69cm by 43cm by 95cm (nb made up from old skin by Colin Griffith) Trophical Birds, under glass dome, 33.5cm by 18cm by 31.5cm 2086 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) and Sandpiper (Scolopacidae), early 20th century, full mounts, perched on rocks amongst gorse and pebbles, in a blue-yellow graded painted background, in ebonised three-glass case, 36cm high, 39cm wide 2087 Buzzard (Buteo buteo), circa 1920, full mount, naturalistically perched on rocks with partridge prey amongst ferns and leaves, against a blended blue painted back panel, in three-glass ebonised case with frontal gilded slip, 56cm high, 50.5cm wide 2088 Long-Eared Owls (Asio otus), circa 1910, pair of full mounts, perched on a mossy branch amongst grasses, in a single glass case, 46cm high, 43cm wide

10 2089 A Group of Six Taxidermy Garden Birds, circa 1910, including Jay and Bullfinch, some perched on mossy twigs, two on the ground amongst moss-covered faux rocks, in wood effect papered single glass slender case, 56cm high, 49cm wide 2095 Woodcock (Scolopax) and Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), early 20th century, full mounts, amongst naturalistic grasses, in single glass ebonised case, 33cm high, 35.5cm wide; and Teal, in a similar case, 31.5cm high, 39cm wide (2) 2090 A Group of Three Taxidermy Birds, circa 1910, comprising two Waxwings and a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker amongst ferns, the Woodpecker on cork section above pine cones, in ebonised single glass case with gilded slip, 36cm high, 40.5cm wide Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on cut frontlets, mainly 2nd half 20th century, including some on decoratively carved wood shields (approx 20 examples) 2092 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), tusks, mounted on mainly wood shields 2093 Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 20th century, head and shoulder mount on decorative carved wooden shields; and A Similarly Mounted Roe Deer, inscribed Daubach (3) a/f 2094 Ray's Wagtail (Motacilla flava), shot at Newgall , two full mounts, perched amongst grasses, labelled background, in later three-glass ebonised case, 17cm high, 18cm wide Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), circa 1900, full mount, perched on faux rocks amongst grasses and ferns, a full mount Jay close by, in a three-glass slender ebonised cased, 58cm high, 67.5cm wide 2097 Magpie (Pica pica), circa 1901, full mount, perched on a mossy branch amongst glasses, in a chamfered three-glass ebonised case, 43cm high, 46cm wide; and A Somewhat Similarly Posed Cased Jay, circa 1920, 45cm high, 31.5cm wide (2) *The egg the Magpie grasps in its talons is a painted Wood Pigeon egg, and thus complies with current legislation Archaeopteryx Lithographia, Bavarian Limestone, Germany, discovered 1860, a pressed card copy, 47cm by 37cm, framed Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on frontlets, on similar resin faux wood decorative shields 2100 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), tusks, on predominantly wooden shields (approximately 40 complete sets) 60-90

11 2101 Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on frontlets and cut upper skulls, all on similar scroll edged carved wood shields of graduated size, with hunting details in white Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), circa 1920, two full mounts, amongst twigs, ferns and grasses, with blue painted interior, in a single glass ebonised case, 41cm high, 30cm wide 2103 A Group of Seven Taxidermy Garden Birds, early 20th century, including Robin, Dunnock, Goldfinch and Greenfinch amongst snow covered ground and grasses, in three-glass case, 33cm high, 42cm wide; and A Case of Four Taxidermy Birds, circa 1920, including two Lapwings, Water Rail and Gallinule(?) amongst faux rocks, grasses and pebbles, in single glass case, 41cm high, 64cm wide (2) 2104 Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus), circa 1900, full mount, perched amongst mossy twigs, in single glazed ebonised case, 30cm high, 23.5cm wide; and A Cased Part-Albino Blackbird, in three-glass case, 32cm high, 28cm wide (2) 2105 Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), circa 1910, full mount, perched on a mossy log amongst grasses, flanked by a Snipe, a Weasel emerging from grasses behind, with painted background, in single glass ebonised case, 48cm by 48cm 2106 Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus), circa 1890, full mount in winter coat, seated in alert pose amongst grasses, in original faux wood single glass case, 51cm by 52cm; Grey Squirrel, by Mountney (Taxidermist) Twyford, late 20th century, in wall case, 33.5cm high, 40cm wide; and A Cased Stoat, circa 1910, 30.5cm high, 41cm wide (3) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), circa 1910, full mount, perched amongst mosses and ferns, in a single glass case, 41cm high, 40.5cm wide; and Another Similar, circa 1910, with Blue Tit prey, 45.5cm high, 33cm wide (2) 2108 A Taxidermy Vixen and Cub Group as a Coffee Table, by Emily Mayer, Diss, Spring 1981, the recumbent vixen with three playful cubs in a naturalistic setting by a rotting gatepost, in five-glass case, the top surface as a coffee table, 84cm square, 50cm high, taxidermist's original label pasted underneath North American Wapiti (Cervus canadensis), antlers on fragmentary frontlet, 12 points, right antler 122cm, left antler 134cm, tip to tip 89cm, on stained and carved oak decorative shield 2110 Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), circa 1920, record class horns on cut frontlet, right horn 139cm, left horn 141cm

12 2111 European Roe Deer (Capreolus caprelus), 20th century, full mount, in leaping pose, 6 points, raised on split silver birch trunk and branch support, 108cm long overall 2112 Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagapus), 2nd half 20th century, full mount, upstanding on its rear legs and turning to the left, with open jaw, resting on twisted branch and wood plinth, 66cm high Fox (Vulpes vulpes), 20th century, full mount, in walking pose with open jaw, on dry moss encrusted sea washed log, 94cm long; and Another, on sanded base, 102cm long (2) 2114 Peacock (Pavo cristatus), 20th century, full mount, in standing pose, tail down, 161cm long Mammoth Tusk, Siberia, 20,000-50,000 years, juvenile, 110cm from tip to tip (repair and restoration) Mammoth Lower Jaw, 20,000-50,000, dredged from the North Sea, 50cm wide (unusually complete) Leopard (Panthera pardus), circa 1930, flat skin rug, backed onto original red cloth, serrated edge, 193cm nose tip to tail tip, 132cm across forelimbs (a/f) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), early 20th century, shoulder mount, jaw agape, on oak moulded shield, 49cm from the wall Tartaruga Turtle (Podocnemis expansa), 19th century, blond carapace, 71.5cm long Black Buck or Indian Antelope (Antelope cervicapra), circa 1930, by Rowland Ward, shoulder mount, right horn 43cm, left horn 43cm (both straight measured), on original oak shield with gouged RW mark, vestiges of The Jungle label and preservation label 2121 Tiger (Panthera tigris), juvenile, 1942, rug with head mount, open jaw, with original red felt and khaki cloth lining, 198cm long nose tip to tail tip, 133cm across forelimbs *Purchased by the vendor's great uncle in Mysore Simon Turvey (b.1957) Canadian Moose Signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 48.5cm by 141cm, framed and glazed *Subject to Droit to Suite 2123 Butterflies, male and female of each species, comprising Ornithoptera Aesacus and Troides Helena Hephaestus, mounted in mahogany effect glazed frames with description and sex, overall 29.5cm by 23cm

13 2124 Butterflies, male and female of each species, comprising Ornithoptera Priamus Hecuba and Ornithoptera Priamus Admiralitatis, mounted in mahogany effect glazed frames with description and sex, overall 29.5cm by 23cm Butterflies, male and female of each species, comprising Ornithoptera Goliath Joycei and Ornithoptera Priamus Teucrus, mounted in mahogany effect glazed frames with description and sex, overall 29.5cm by 23cm Leopard (Panthera pardus), circa 1895, flat skin rug with slightly raised head, 208cm long nose tip to tail, 128cm across forelimbs, with vestiges of original red lining and stacking? materials; A Photograph of this Rug, circa 1895, depicting a lady and gentleman with manservants in their Indian home; A Glass Plate Photograph of the Leopard; and Three Black Buck Skins (4) (all a/f) 2127 Japanese Sika (Cervus nippon), circa 1985by J Crewdson, Darwen, Lancashire, fawn full mount, recumbent, on wooden board, 30cm high, 40cm long 2128 A Red Deer Antler Framed Open Chair, 20th century, with triple "ladder" back, with wooden inset seat, 107.5cm high *Originally made by Arthur Hodgson 2129 Fox (Vulpes vulpes), early 20th century, full mount, with chicken prey, in three-glass, 100cm wide, 80cm high 2130 Large Ammonite Fossil, 60cm diameter (max), on a white painted easel-back wood display stand, 49cm high overall Great Auk, by Rowland Ward, London, feathered model, on a guano covered cliff-face nesting site, in a four-glass ebonised case, 53cm by 57.5cm by 29cm (with considerable later restoration) A Beetle Display, modern, on moss covered cut branch sections, comprising Rhinoceros Beetle and Stag (?) by a toadstool, within a five-glass table top case with moulded wood base, 37cm by 27cm by 14.5cm Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, modern, feathered model, upon a cut tree branch section with fungi, issuing from a mossy and grass covered rustic base, within a five-glass table display cabinet with ogee moulded wood base, 76cm by 56.5cm by 39cm A Swiss (Brienz) Carved and Stained Linden Wood Model of a Bear, circa 1900, walking on all fours, with inset glass eyes and rudimentary painted detail, 28cm long, 17.5cm high

14 2136 Roger Geeves (20th/21st century): Black-Winged Godwit (Limosa limosa), carved wood and naturalistically polychrome painted model, in walking pose, on textured circular wood plinth, 33cm high, 37cm long *Subject to Droit de Suite French School: Carved and naturalistically polychrome painted model of a Black-Winged Stilt, late 20th century, stamped HD monogram, on wood octagonal base, 37cm high, 30cm long R Havell after John J Audubon FRSE FLS MWS Red-Shouldered Hawk, Male 1.F.2, falco lineatus Ariel Press, 686/750, copyright 1973, published in Leipzin, signed by director, 92cm by 63cm Keith Brockie (b.1955) "Day Time Roost", long-eared owl (Asio otus) perched in pine branches Signed and dated 1989, watercolour, 48cm by 35cm, framed and glazed *Subject to Droit de Suite Keith Brockie (b.1955) "Razorbill, Cornerstone, Isle of Moy" Signed, titled and dated 5th May 1989, watercolour, 53cm by 35cm *Subject to Droit de Suite Chloe Elizabeth Talbot-Kelly (b.1927) Gyr Falcon Signed and dated (19)72, watercolour and bodycolour, 24cm by 23.5cm *Subject to Droit de Suite Richard Barret Talbot-Kelly ( ) Ringed Plovers Apparently unsigned, pen and ink and watercolour, 27cm by 36.5cm *Subject to Droit de Suite David Daly (20th/21st century) Common Gulls Signed and dated (19)89, pencil and watercolour, 26cm by 36cm *Subject to Droit de Suite 2144 Trevor Boyer (b.1946) Longtailed Duck Signed, pencil and watercolour, 25cm by 23.5cm *Subject to Droit de Suite Trevor Boyer (b.1946) Spotted Owl Signed, watercolour, 19cm by 21.5cm *Subject to Droit de Suite Archaeopteryx Lithographia, modern, feathered model, perched on a truncated branch from an earthy base, within a five-glass case with wood base, 45.5cm by 47cm by 35cm

15 2147 Kingfisher (Alcedo atthi), circa 1920, a pair of full mounts, each perched amongst grasses over a rustic ground, in an ebonised three-glass case, 32cm high, 35.5cm wide 2148 A Beetle Display, modern, of two large stag beetles on a vertically mounted rotten branch by a mushroom with further leaf beetle, in five-glass table display cabinet with moulded wood base, 37cm by 24cm by 12.8cm Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), 20th century, two head mounts; and A Similarly Mounted Roe Deer (3) a/f 2150 Little Owl (Athene noctua), Morepark, circa 1882, full mount, perched on a mossy twig against grasses, and on a sanded ground, roseate tinted papered interior, in original case with ink written labels, 33cm high, 27cm wide 2151 Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), 20th century, head mount, 45cm from the wall; and Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), early 20th century, head mount, jaw agape, on wood shield, 48cm from the wall (2) a/f 2152 Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), antlers on frontlets, on similarly shaped (but variously sized) scroll edged carved wood shields, with hunting descriptions in the period (some abnormals) 2153 A Group of Nine Taxidermy Garden Birds, circa 1920, including Song Thrush, Hawfinch, Bullfinch, Magpie and Great Tit, perched on mossy twigs amongst grasses, cream painted background, in single glass slim ebonised case, 44cm high, 55cm wide Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), tusk sets, mounted on decorative mainly wood shields (approximately 55 examples - box full) 2155 Sooty(?) Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus), circa 1910, two full mounts, perched amongst sanded rocks and grasses, in single glass ebonised case, 40.5cm high, 29.5cm wide; and Two Other Individually Cased Sea Birds, Puffin and Sanderling?, 33cm wide, 25cm high and 23cm high, 31cm wide (3) 2156 European Mouflon (Ovis aries), shoulder mount, on decorative carved wood oak leaf shield, 39cm from the wall 2157 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), tusks, including some cut and skull fore-parts, mounted on wood shields (approximately 25 examples) 2158 Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), 10,000 years, Polish Gravel Pit, skull, 40cm

16 2159 A Group of Three Taxidermy Birds, circa 1910, comprising two Swifts and a Tern, one Swift in flight, the other perched on twigs, the Tern on a naturalistic sanded background, in a single glass ebonised case, 38.5cm high, 53.5cm wide A Group of Taxidermy Birds, comprising three Jays (two on one wood mount), two Woodcock, Cock Pheasant, Magpie (7) a/f 2161 Nine Assorted Stuffed Animals, including European Red Squirrel, Marmot, European Pine Marten, Fox etc, all 20th century 2162 Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), nineteen antlers on frontlets, on similarly shaped lozenge form shields with hunting detail, all circa Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), circa 1920, full mount, perched amongst rocks and grasses, in a single glass ebonised case, 32cm by 32cm; and Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), circa 1920, pair of full mounts, amongst moss covered twigs and grasses, in a single glass ebonised case, 23.5cm high, 34cm wide (2) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), circa 1910, full mount, perched and plucking its Green Finch prey amongst ferns and sedges and sanded faux rocks, in a chamfered ebonised three-glass case, 37cm high, 43cm wide 2165 Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), circa 1950, horns on cut upper skull, on wood shield; Two Deer Slot Coat Hooks; Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), horns on upper skull, on carved wood shield; Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), approximately fifteen sets of tusks, on plaques; Assorted Skins and Furs (qty) A General Collection of Decorative Items, ceramics and plaques relating to hunting and deer, including a Warthog tusk magnifying glass, an antler bottle pull and a cow horn powder flask Two Boxes of Assorted Antlers, including Red Deer and Fallow, some on shields (approx 24 specimens) 2168 A Box of Miscellaneous Antlers, mainly on shields, some unmounted 2169 Badger (Meles meles), by J Crewdson, Darwen, Lancashire, mask, turning to the left with open snarling jaw, on wood shield, taxidermist's label verso, 23cm high; and Fox, mask, with brush on oak shield, 27cm high (2) 2170 Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus), 2012, female, full mount, perched on faux rocks amongst lichens and moss, wearing closed ring no.1106x, in a five-glass case with oak plinth, 64.5cm high *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no /

17 2171 A Pair of Polished and Mounted Cow Horns, early 20th century, 122cm wide overall, on period oak shield 2172 An Indonesian Carved Horn Kukri Pommel as a Parrot Head, 19th century, with open beak and bone inlaid eyes, with formalised engraved plumage, 14cm long; and An Indian Black Horn Arched Cane Handle, 11.5cm wide (2) 2176 A Victorian Horn Handled Walking Stick, Birmingham 1898, the arched handle with foliate silver mounts, with ebonised (painted?) stem and metal tip, 91cm long overall; and A Horn Handled Malacca Walking Stick, 78cm long (2) 2177 Tiger (Panthera tigris), circa 1930, by Rowland Ward, skin rug with head mount, 260cm long, 190cm across forelimbs A Victorian Rhinoceros Horn Handled Riding Crop, London 1897, with slightly arched and undercut handle over a ribbed silver ferrule, embossed leather below, with malacca shaft and original leather thong, 63.5cm overall (excluding thong), the handle 9cm long, 2.5cm high max, weight 885g *Sold with Animal Health permission letter / A Victorian Rhinoceros Horn Handled Walking Stick, circa 1895, the plain cylindrical handle with notched underside and brass rivets, soft metal ferrule, on tapered cherrywood shaft, 83.2cm long overall, the handle 9.3cm long *Sold with Animal Health permission letter / A Buffalo Horn Whip, circa 1900, the white metal mushroom knop handle on a plain tapering stem, 83.5cm long 2178 Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa), Erongo Lodge, 2010, shot at 400m, horns on cut upper skull, right horn 82.5cm, left horn 82cm, on shield with title plaque 2179 Springbok (Antidorcus marsupialus), circa 2010, shoulder mount, turning slightly to the left, 44cm from the wall Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), circa 2010, horns on cut upper skull, on wood shield, overall length of skull 13.5cm; Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), set of mounted tusks on shield; and A Pair of Antelope Feet and Hooves, copper mounts, as bookends, 25cm high (3) 2181 Hartmann's Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), circa 2010, shoulder mount, raised on zebra skin covered cylindrical socle with stained wood shelf and plinth, overall height 184cm, head only 106cm

18 2182 Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea), circa 2010, full mount, in prowling pose and turning slightly to the left, on a gravel strewn faux grass shaped plinth, 125cm long Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea), upper and lower skull, 27cm long 2184 Skunk, circa 2010, full mount, on rock effect base, 38cm long overall 2185 Cape Buffalo (Synceros caffer caffer), hoof with copper ashtray mount, 21cm high; A Small Ice Bucket, made from Buffalo skin, 14cm high, with plated tongs; and A Very Similar Lidded Box, 12cm high (3) Auracaria (Monkey Puzzle) Fossil Wood Round, Arizona, Triassic period 280 million years, 55cm by 48cm *Arizona fossil wood is renowned for having the brightest colours of any fossil wood worldwide Peacock (Pavo cristatus), 20th century, full mount, standing with tail feather display, on faux moss encrusted split lot, 155cm high overall White Peacock (Pavo cristatus), 20th century, full mount, 158cm long overall, perched atop a spirally fluted and knopped torchere, 158cm high overall 2189 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), a general collection of mounted tusks, on graduated sized wood shields (approximately 50 tusk sets on a reduced number of shields) 2190 Cave Bear (Ursus speleus), Carpthian Mountains, Romania, 10,000 years, claw, 19cm by 22cm Perisphinctes Ammonite, Madagascar, Middle Jurassic Period 150 million years, 42cm by 37cm Arietites Bucklandi Ammonite, Lyme Regis, Dorset, Lower Jurassic Period, 195 million years, 55cm by 40cm Hybrid Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus x Falco pelegrinoides), 2011, female, full mount, perched on faux rocks amongst mosses and lichens, wearing closed ring no.19616w, in a five-glass case with oak plinth, 48.5cm high *CITES Appendix I Annex A With CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no /

19 2194 A Taxidermy Horse Head, 20th century, with leather bridle, 90cm from the wall *This head mount was used in the film The Missionary starring Michael Palin American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), circa 1900, full mount, perched on small section of wood amongst grasses and pebbles, against a painted background, in a three-glass wooden case, 33cm high, 35.5cm wide A Victorian Glass Dome of Seven Exotic Birds, arranged around a moss encrusted vertical branch twig, 48cm high 2197 A Taxidermy Dog, "Scruffy", Terrier Type, 20th century, in seated pose, 49cm high 2198 Gannet (Morus bassanus), early 20th century, full mount, squatting on rocks on wood plinth, 65cm long 2199 Fox Cub, Bill Cox, Taxidermist, Liverpool, ref no , full mount, seated pose, on textured base with original taxidermist's label underneath, 35cm high Five Glazed Frames of Foreign Butterflies, including Trogonoptera brookiana (Malaysia), The Great Mormon (Singapore 1969), Birdwing (m.troides helena cerberus) and others, the largest 32cm by 26cm, the smallest 16.5cm square 2201 A Display of Diverse Beetles and a Scorpion, modern, the large specimens amongst arranged cut branches and cork section amongst grasses, beneath a glass dome with ebonised plinth, 38.5cm high A Taxidermy Full Mount Jay and Red Squirrel, William J Clarke, Huntriss Row, Scarborough, circa 1900, in naturalistic setting, in original three-glass case, label on back, 49cm high, 46.5cm deep 2203 Wigeon (Anas penelope), circa 1900, full mount, standing, amongst grasses, in three-glass case, 36cm by 47cm Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), S H Walker, Taxidermist, 14 Yorkersgate, Malton, circa 1900, standing in naturalistic setting, in original single glass case, with label, 46cm by 56cm A Cased Group of Five Taxidermy Birds and Two Stoats, circa 1900, including cuckoo, woodcock, long-eared owl, kingfisher and woodpecker, in three-glass period case, 53cm by 79cm

20 2206 Mongoose (Herpestidae), full mount, attacking a cobra, 49cm high 2207 Fox Mask and Brush, Shot 1994, Tile Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland, mounted by Jonathan Standing, Cumbria, on shield Droit de Suite Royalty Charges: Works of art by living artists and those who have died in the last 70 years which cost more than the UK sterling equivalent of 1,000 attract a royalty charge of 4%. This payment is passed onto the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS); no handling fee is charged. Royalty charges can be calculated on the DACS website: als/arr-royalty-calculator.aspx 2208 Ermine (Mustela erminea), by J P Julian, Lancashire, circa 2000, pair of full mounts, naturalistically set, 35cm high A Dome of Eight Exotic Taxidermy Birds, TM Williams (Taxidermist, 155 Oxford S.) circa Weasel (Mustela), circa 1880, two full mounts, beneath glass dome, 23cm high For full terms and conditions please refer to our website: This listing is for guide purposes only and is not definitive lots may be added, altered or withdrawn at any time before the sale. Tennants Auctioneers Harmby Road Leyburn DL8 5SG Tel: enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk live bidding for this sale is available at: 2211 Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus), mid 20th century, full mount, winter coat,, 40cm high; Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), full mount, 29cm high; and Leopard Skin Rug, circa 1900 (3) End of Sale