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 193
Glass Domes: A Pair of Circular Glass Domes,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 194
Skulls/Anatomy: A Pair of Reeve's Muntjac...

Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 195
Taxidermy: A Group of Sea & Wading Birds,...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 196
Antlers/Horns: Kalahari Gemsbok Oryx & Blesbok,...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 197
Taxidermy: A Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 198
Natural History: A Fossilized Mammoth Tooth...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 199
Taxidermy: South African Springbok (Antidorcas...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 200
Skulls/Anatomy: A Maribou Stork Skull...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 201
Taxidermy: A Patagonian Sealion Pup Forepart...

Sold for £850
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 202
Horns/Skulls: East African Cape Buffalo...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 203
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of Abnormal...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 204
Natural History: A Collection of Replica Birds...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 206
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of European Golden...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 207
Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 208
Anatomy/Skulls/Entomology: A Butterfly Human...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 209
Entomology: A Display of Blue Morpho...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 210
Entomology: A Display of Tropical Butterflies...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 211
Anatomy/Skulls/Entomology: A Pair of Butterfly...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 212
Antler Furniture: A Deer Antler Mounted...

Not Sold
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 214
Antlers/Horns: Southern Grants Gazelle Horns...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 215
Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 216
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Great Crested...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 217
Taxidermy: A Hare Head Mount (Lepus timidus),...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 218
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Pair of Red-necked...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 219
Taxidermy: Southern Common Reedbuck (Redunca...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 220
Taxidermy: Who Killed Cock Robin, dated 2023,...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 221
Taxidermy: Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis),...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 222
Taxidermy: A Table Cased Sociable Lapwing...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 223
Taxidermy: A Late 19th Century Meadow Pipit &...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 224
X Taxidermy: Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca), circa...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 225
Taxidermy: A Large Cased Green-winged Macaw...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 226
Taxidermy: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus),...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 228
Skulls/Anatomy: African Spoonbill Skull...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 229
X Taxidermy: A Cased Saker Falcon X Peregrine...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £280 - £380

Lot 230
Taxidermy: Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota),...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 231
Taxidermy: Common Grey Duiker (Sylvicapra...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 232
Taxidermy: A Edwardian Cased Display of...

Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 233
Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 234
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Greenland or Gyr...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 235
Taxidermy: A Red Fox Death Mask (Vulpes...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 236
X Taxidermy: A Cased Barbary Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 237
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Cuckoo's...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 238
Taxidermy: A Glossy Ibis (Plegadis...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 239
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 240
Taxidermy: A European Capercaillie (Tetrao...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 241
Taxidermy: A Pair of European Magpies (Pica...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 242
Taxidermy: A Black-backed Jackal (Lupulella...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £700

Lot 243
X Taxidermy: A Cased Black Gyr Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 244
Skeletons/Anatomy: A Yellow-fronted Amazon...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 245
Taxidermy: A Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula...

Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £90

Lot 247
Taxidermy: A Cased Re-creation of a Family of...

Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,800 - £2,800

Lot 249
X Taxidermy: A Cased Leucistic Common Buzzard...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 250
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Eclectus Parrot...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 251
Taxidermy: African Wild Cat (Felis lybica),...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 252
Skeletons: A Complete King Charles Cavalier...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 253
Antlers/Horns: European Mouflon (Ovis aries...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 254
Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 255
Taxidermy: Common Raven (Corvus corax), modern,...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 256
Natural History: A Cased Display of Mummified...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 257
Taxidermy: A European Shag (Phalacrocorax...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 258
Taxidermy: A Serval Cat (Leptailurus serval),...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 259
Taxidermy: A North American Gray Fox (Urocyon...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 260
Tusks: A Group of Common Hippopotamus Tusks...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 261
Taxidermy: A Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo),...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 262
Taxidermy: A Cased African Spotted Eagle Owl...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 263
Taxidermy: A Cased Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax),...

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

Lot 264
X Taxidermy: A Cased Great Grey Owl (Strix...

Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 265
X Taxidermy: A Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco...

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

Lot 266
X Taxidermy: A Cased Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus),...

Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500

Lot 267
Taxidermy: A Cased European Shag...

Sold for £1,550
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 268
Hyper-realism: "The Fat Man", circa 2022, by...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000

Lot 269
Taxidermy: A Melanistic European Red Fox...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 270
Taxidermy: A Cased White-throated Dipper...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 271
Taxidermy: A Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 272
Taxidermy: African Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera...

Sold for £230
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 273
Taxidermy: Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus),...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 274
Taxidermy: A Leucistic European Polecat...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 275
Skins/Hides: Burchell's Zebra Skin (Equus...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £350 - £550

Lot 276
Skulls/Anatomy: An Extinct Steppe Bison Skull...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £4,000

Lot 277
Taxidermy: Scottish Mountain Hare (Lepus...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 278
Skeletons/Anatomy: A Cased Avocet Skeleton...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 279
Taxidermy: Red Lechwe (Kobus leche), circa...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 280
Animal Furniture: A Rare Late Victorian Pair...

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

Lot 281
Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris...

Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £4,000

Lot 282
Taxidermy: A Group of Three Geese, dated...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 284
Taxidermy: Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo),...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 285
Antlers/Horns: Hungarian Red Deer Antlers...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 286
Taxidermy: A Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus...

Sold for £800
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 287
X Taxidermy: A European Barn Owl (Tyto alba),...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 288
Antlers/Horns: A Group of European & African...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £200 - £300