Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 19th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Catalogue: View Page Turner Catalogue
Lots: 364

The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.

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

Lot 97
Taxidermy: Irish Hare (Lepus timidus...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 98
Taxidermy: A Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 99
Taxidermy: A Cased Red Kite (Milvus milvus),...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 100
Antlers/Horns: A Set of Scottish Red Deer...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 101
X Taxidermy: A Cased European Merlin (Falco...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 102
Taxidermy: A European Hare Mask (Lepus...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 103
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Black Caps...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £280 - £380

Lot 104
Taxidermy: A Two Headed Magpie Thief (Pica...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £500 - £600

Lot 105
Taxidermy: A Cased European Eagle Owl (Bubo...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 106
Animal/Furniture: An Antler & Deer Slot...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 107
Taxidermy: A Cased Black-necked Grebe...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 108
Taxidermy: A Red Fox Mask Cigarette Box,...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 109
Taxidermy: A European Hare Mask (Lepus...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 110
Taxidermy: A Pair of Hooded Crows, modern, by...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 111
Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera...

Sold for £750
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 112
Antlers/Horns: Père David's Deer (Elaphus...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 113
Taxidermy: A Cased Red-legged Partridge...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 114
Natural History: A Large Collection of Replica...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 116
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Stork-Billed...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 117
Taxidermy: Ferruginous Hawk / Buzzard (Buteo...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 118
Antlers/Horns: Kalahari Gemsbok Oryx & Blesbok,...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 119
Taxidermy: Western Spanish Ibex (Capra...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 120
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Mandarin Duck (Aix...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £450 - £550

Lot 121
Taxidermy: A Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 122
X Taxidermy: A Cased Short-eared Owl (Asio...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 123
Taxidermy: Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 124
X Taxidermy: A Cased European Sparrowhawk...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 125
Taxidermy: A Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 126
Taxidermy: A Large Cased Display of European...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 127
Taxidermy: A North American Beaver (Castor...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 128
X Taxidermy: A Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 129
Taxidermy: A European Hoopoe (Upupa epops),...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 130
Antlers/Horns: European Roebuck Antlers...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 131
Taxidermy: A Collection of European Song Birds,...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 132
Taxidermy: A Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 133
Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella gazella),...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £280 - £380

Lot 134
Natural History: A Cabinet of Natural...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 136
Taxidermy: A Cased Diorama of Ducklings & Swan...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 137
Taxidermy: A Pair of Spectacled Eider Ducks...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 138
Taxidermy: Polar Bear Skin (Ursus maritimus),...

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 139
Taxidermy: A Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 140
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Case of European...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 141
Skins/Hides: A Trio of Mounted Ringed Seal...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 142
Taxidermy: A Cased Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 143
Skulls/Anatomy: African Common Warthog Skull...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 144
X Taxidermy: A Cased Black Gyr Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 146
Taxidermy: A Cased Four-toed or Pygmy Hedgehog...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 147
Minerals: A Large Desert Rose Formation, a...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 148
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Siskin...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 149
Natural History: An Exploded Shamefaced Boxer...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £350 - £550

Lot 150
Skulls/Anatomy: A Cased Shark Skull, circa...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 151
Anatomy/Skeletons: A Complete Flying Gurnard...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 152
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of European Eels...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 153
Natural History: A Large Plaster Cast of a Sea...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 154
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Roach (Rutilus...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 155
Taxidermy: A Cased Brown Trout (Salmo trutta),...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 156
Natural History: A Hand Carved Wooden Grayling...

Sold for £800
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 157
Taxidermy: A Cased Perch (Perca fluviatilis),...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 158
Taxidermy: A Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius),...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 160
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Carp...

Sold for £950
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 161
Natural History: Four Chambered Nautilus Half...

Sold for £50
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 162
Antlers/Horns: World Record Class Western...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 163
Taxidermy: A Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus...

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 164
Taxidermy: A Re-creation of a South American...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 165
Antlers/Horns: Armenian Mouflon (Ovis gmelini...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 166
Taxidermy: A Wall Domed Hummingbird, circa...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 167
Taxidermy: Indian Jackal (Canis aureus...

Sold for £800
Estimated at £450 - £650

Lot 168
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Green Woodpecker...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 169
Taxidermy: A Red Fox Death Mask (Vulpes...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 170
Taxidermy: A Cased Gyr Falcon (Falco...

Not Sold
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 171
Taxidermy: An Early 20th Century Collection of...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 172
Taxidermy: A Cased Lanner Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 173
Taxidermy: A Hammer-headed Fruit Bat...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 174
Taxidermy: A Re-Creation of a Toco Toucan,...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 175
Taxidermy: A Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 176
Glass Domes: A Pair of Circular Glass Domes,...

Sold for £80
Estimated at £60 - £90

Lot 178
Taxidermy: A European Otter Mask (Lutra lutra),...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 179
Taxidermy: A Group of Countryside Animals,...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 180
Taxidermy: A White-necked Raven (Corvus...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 182
Taxidermy: Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota),...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 183
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 184
Taxidermy: A Group of Game Birds Mounted as...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 185
Taxidermy: European Wildboar (Sus scrofa),...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 186
Taxidermy: A Cased Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 187
Taxidermy: A Trio of Silver Pheasants (Lophura...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 188
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Black-headed Seagull...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 189
Natural History: A Pair of George V Silver and...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 190
Antlers/Horns: European Roebuck Antlers...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 191
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian European Eagle Owl...

Sold for £750
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 192
Taxidermy: A European Red Fox Cub (Vulpes...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £200