Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 16th Apr, 2025 10:30 GMT/BST
Lots: 294

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Roger Stanfield (1950-2024) was born in Lincolnshire, and held a great love of nature, particularly birds, from a young age. Over the years he worked at several small zoos, including Bristol Zoo where he was a lead zookeeper. In this role, he was charged with the care of a large variety of exotic birds. His knowledge of birds was furthered on numerous bird watching holidays, and over the years he greatly enjoyed travelling to the likes of India and Peru, as well as travelling all over Europe. In later years, Roger qualified as a joiner and carpenter and was very talented with woodwork. He also adored drawing and painting birds and even dabbled in taxidermy himself. He would make his own bird cases, painting appropriate naturalistic scenery and shrubbery. Roger was a regular buyer at Tennants and loved the thrill of bidding and buying birds at auction, as well as enjoying sharing his vast knowledge of birds with specialist Robbie Bright. (Lots 1-33 to be sold without reserves).

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Dean Field always had a love for nature and then outdoors, which extended to a fascination with taxidermy. In 1983 he met A.J. Armitstead (Tony), the renowned Darlington-based taxidermist, and the pair became lifelong friends. Over the years, Dean commissioned numerous pieces, and greatly admired Armitstead’s ability to create such beautiful, naturalistic scenes and poses of the specimens. Whilst Dean collected taxidermy from a variety of makers in his early years of collecting, he later focussed purely on Armitstead’s work, appreciating the way he captured animals like no other. He slowly replaced pieces in his collection by other artists with those by Armitstead. His collection became a showcase for Armitstead’s work, comprising more than 170 cases. For Dean, taxidermy brought the animals and birds he loved so much into his own home.

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Oval Wall Domed...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £250 - £350

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Case of Tropical...

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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Diorama of...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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Taxidermy: Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Collection of Birds Native...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Bufflehead Duck (Bucephala...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of African Pygmy Geese...

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Taxidermy: A Victorian Wall Cased Black-Headed...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Forest Kingfisher...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia),...

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Taxidermy: A Victorian Cased Quail Family...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Lapland Buntings...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Collection of British Birds,...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cream-Coloured...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Red-footed Falcons...

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Taxidermy: A Cased African Grey Hornbill...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Brown Trout (Salmo trutta),...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Trio of Crossbills...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Spotted Redshank (Tringa...

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Taxidermy: A Victorian Diorama of European and...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Wryneck and...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Family Group...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Family Group...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Shore Larks...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Northern Cardinal...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Dome of North and...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Standard-Winged Nightjar...

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Taxidermy: Southern Sable Antelope...

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Taxidermy: Wall Cased European Robin...

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Taxidermy: Red-eared Guenon Monkey...

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Taxidermy: An Edwardian Cased Common Buzzard...

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Taxidermy: Southern Grant's Gazelle (Nanger...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Barn Owl (Tyto alba), dated...

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Taxidermy: Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus...

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Taxidermy: Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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Taxidermy: Eurasian Otter Mask (Lutra lutra),...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Kingfisher...

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Taxidermy: A White Indian Peahen (Pavo...

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Taxidermy: African Bushpig (Potamochoerus...

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Taxidermy: A Group of Woodland and Garden...

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Taxidermy: Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Fischers Turaco (Tauraco...

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Taxidermy: Serengeti Topi (Damaliscus jimela),...

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Taxidermy: A Group of Wading and Estuary Birds,...

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Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Case of British...

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Antlers/Horns: Southern Cape Buffalo Horns on...

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Taxidermy: Anthropomorphic Diorama of Card...

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Antlers/Horns: A Set of Yarkand Deer Antlers...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps...

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Taxidermy: Mute Swan Cygnet (Cygnus olor),...

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Taxidermy: A Large Late Victorian Cased Great...

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Taxidermy: European Red Fox Mask (Vulpes...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of European...

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Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

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Taxidermy: A Northern White-Faced Scops Owl...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Red-legged...

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Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros Melampus)...

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Skins/Hides: Burchell's Zebra Skin (Equus...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Gyr X Peregrine Falcon...

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Antlers/Horns: Marsh Deer Antlers (Blastocerus...

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Taxidermy: A European Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes),...

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Taxidermy: A Male Ruff (Calidris pugnax),...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Late Victorian Pair of Ring-...

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Taxidermy: A European Otter Mask (Lutra lutra),...

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Taxidermy: A European Otter Mask (Lutra lutra),...

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Taxidermy: A Cased European Kestrel (Falco...

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Antlers/Horns: A Large Set of Caspian or Maral...

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Antlers/Horns: Southern Cape Buffalo (Syncerus...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Nightjar...

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Taxidermy: A Night Heron and Squacco Heron,...

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Taxidermy: Common Waterbuck (Kobus...

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Taxidermy: A Golden Retriever Puppy on a Stool...

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Taxidermy: Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus),...

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Taxidermy: European Badger Mask (Meles meles),...

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Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Common Kingfisher...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Late Victorian Snowy Owl...

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Antlers/Horns: Axis Deer or Chital Antlers...

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Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella), dated...

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Taxidermy: A Cased Collection of Pigeons and...

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Taxidermy: Cape Bushbuck (Tragelaphus...

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Taxidermy: A Pair of Bullfinches (Pyrrhula...

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Taxidermy: A Trio of Cased Black Grouse...

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Taxidermy: A Yellow or Six-banded Armadillo...

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Taxidermy: Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus),...

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Antlers/Horns: Southern Cape Buffalo Horns on...

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Lot 93
Taxidermy: European Kingfisher (Alcedo athis),...

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Taxidermy: Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes...

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Taxidermy: A Nutcracker Jay and Waxwing, late...

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Taxidermy: Cape Bushbuck (Tragelaphus...

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Estimated at £150 - £200