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 2196
Taxidermy: A Cased Peregrine Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2197
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Eurasian Bullfinch...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2199
Natural History: Giant South American River...

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

Lot 2201
Taxidermy: A Lesser Bird-of-Paradise &...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2202
Minerals/Fossils: A Large Moldavite Specimen,...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 2203
Natural History: Two Silver Plate Mounted...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2204
Fossils: A Large Ammonite Specimen...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £350 - £550

Lot 2205
Natural History: A Group of Ammonite Fossils &...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2206
Skulls/Anatomy: An African Ground Hornbill...

Sold for £50
Estimated at £60 - £80

Lot 2207
Natural History: A Replica of an Extinct...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2208
Natural History: An Associated Pair of Gun...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2209
Natural History: A Large Late 19th Century...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 2211
Natural History: A Collection of Faux Birds of...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2212
Skulls/Anatomy: American Alligator Head &...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2213
Natural History: A Group of Six Broadbill...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 2215
Natural History: Three Leopard Tortoise Shells...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2216
Natural History: A Gun Metal Mounted Horse...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2217
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Nile Crocodile...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2220
Skulls/Anatomy: A Cased Collection of...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2221
Natural History: A Green Turtle Shell...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2222
Skeletons: South American Fur Seal Skeleton...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 2223
Taxidermy: A Hammer-headed Fruit Bat...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2224
Taxidermy: Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2225
Natural History: A Set of Gun Metal Mounted...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2227
Taxidermy: A Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis...

Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2228
Skulls/Anatomy: Chacma Baboon Skull (Papio...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2229
Conchology: A Natural Sea Shell Decorated...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2230
Natural History: A Desicated or Mummified Cat,...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2231
Natural History: An Associated Pair of Brass...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2232
Conchology: A Large Collection of World Sea...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2233
Taxidermy: An Early 20th Century Nile...

Sold for £850
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 2234
Taxidermy: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2235
Natural History: A Large Late 19th Century...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2237
Natural History: A Brass Mounted Horse Hoof...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 2238
Natural History: Giant South American River...

Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 2239
Glass Dome: A Period Oval Glass Dome, a large...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2241
Skins/Hides: A South African Springbok Hide...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2242
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased King Bird-of-...

Sold for £620
Estimated at £650 - £850

Lot 2243
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Snow Buntings...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2244
Taxidermy: European Kingfisher (Alcedo athis),...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 2245
Taxidermy: A Cased European Goldfinch...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2246
Taxidermy: Australian Red Deer (Cervus...

Not Sold
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 2247
Taxidermy: A Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2248
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Black Grouse (Tetrao...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £400 - £500

Lot 2249
Taxidermy: Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus),...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2250
Taxidermy: A Cased Red Fox Mask (Vulpes...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2251
Taxidermy: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2252
Taxidermy: A Cased Pale Chanting Goshawk...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £350 - £550

Lot 2253
Taxidermy: A Eurasian Bittern Neck Mount...

Sold for £80
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2254
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Starlings &...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2255
Taxidermy: A Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2256
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Red Squirrel...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2257
Taxidermy: A Sleeping Puppy (Canis familiaris),...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 2258
Taxidermy: A Bengal Tiger Skin (Panthera...

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

Lot 2259
Taxidermy: A Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2260
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Trio of European...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 2261
Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: A Rambling European...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 2262
Taxidermy: A Cased Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus),...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 2263
Taxidermy: Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula...

Not Sold
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 2264
Hides/Skins: Nguni Cow Hide Rug, (Bos taurus),...

Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 2265
Taxidermy: European Barn Owl (Tyto alba),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 2266
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Reproduction Toco...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 2267
Taxidermy: A Tufted Coquette Hummingbird...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2268
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Display of South...

Sold for £680
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 2269
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Kingfisher...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 2270
Taxidermy: Lowland Nyala (Nyala angasii),...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 2271
Antlers/Horns: A Set of Large European Red...

Sold for £900
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2272
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Long-tailed Tit...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 2273
Taxidermy: African Leopard Cub Skin Rug...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 2274
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Trio of Garden Moles...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2275
Taxidermy: Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2277
Taxidermy: A Cased Perch (Perca fluviatilis),...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2278
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Case of Common...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2279
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Carp...

Not Sold
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 2280
Taxidermy: A Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius),...

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

Lot 2281
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Roach...

Sold for £800
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 2282
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Treecreeper (Certhia...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 2286
Taxidermy: A Cased Short-eared Owl (Asio...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 2287
Taxidermy: A Pair of Indian Blackbucks...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 2288
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Siskin (Carduelis...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 2290
Taxidermy: An Edwardian South American...

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