Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Lots: 295

This April, Tennants Auctioneers are delighted to have been instructed to sell the Taxidermy Collection of Colonel Stephenson Robert Clarke, businessman, British Army officer, botanist, naturalist, ornithologist, horticulturist, art collector and landowner. The majority of the 61 lots are specimens taken by Stephenson Clarke on four hunting trips to Africa between 1909 and 1924 and were mounted by the renowned Rowland Ward Ltd of Piccadilly, London. Several of the lots are recorded in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game (View Press Release). 

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

Lot 97
Taxidermy: European Barn Owl (Tyto alba),...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 98
Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £850
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 99
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of Ring-...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 100
Skeletons: Megellanic Penguin (Spheniscus...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 101
Animal Furniture: A Cow Horn Mounted Coat Rack,...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 103
Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella), circa...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 104
Taxidermy: Anthropomorphic Game Keeper Mouse,...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 105
Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros Melampus)...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 106
Taxidermy: A Cased Herring Gull (Larus...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 107
Taxidermy: Blesbok (Damaliscus phillipsi),...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 108
Taxidermy: A Cased Red Kite (Milvus milvus),...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 109
Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 110
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

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

Lot 111
Taxidermy: Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 112
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Bee-eater...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 113
Taxidermy: A Pair of Flying Red Grouse...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 115
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Capuchinbird...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 116
Taxidermy: East African or Patterson's Eland...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 117
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of European...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 120
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of New Zealand...

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 121
Taxidermy: A Cased Ural Owl (Strix uralensis),...

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 123
Antlers/Horns: A Collection of European...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 125
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Shelducks...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 126
Taxidermy: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus),...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 127
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Collection...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 128
Taxidermy: Magnificent Rifle Bird (Ptiloris...

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 130
Entomology: A Pair of Glazed Displays of...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 131
Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 132
Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 133
Entomology: A Single Glazed Display of...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 134
Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 135
Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 136
Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 137
Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 138
Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

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

Lot 139
Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 140
Taxidermy: Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus),...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 141
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Herring Gulls...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 142
Taxidermy: Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 143
Taxidermy: A Re-Creation of a Toco Toucan...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

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

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

Lot 145
Taxidermy: Red Fox Mask (Vulpes vulpes), dated...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 146
Taxidermy: A Large Late Victorian Diorama of...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 149
Taxidermy: Common Marmoset Monkey (Callithrix...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 150
Taxidermy: A Cased Display of Exotic Tropical...

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

Lot 151
Taxidermy: A Large Cased Resplendent Quetzal...

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

Lot 155
Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 157
Taxidermy: Australian Red Deer (Cervus...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 158
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Stoats &...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 159
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £280 - £380

Lot 160
Taxidermy: Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 161
Taxidermy: A Cased Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 162
Taxidermy: Cased Puffin & Guillemot...

Not Sold
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 163
Taxidermy: Regent Parrot (Polytelis...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 165
Taxidermy: Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 166
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian European Hoopoe...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 167
Skeletons/Anatomy: A Cased Southern Tamandua...

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

Lot 168
Natural History: A Large Coco de Mer Nut...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 169
Natural History: Giant South American River...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 170
Natural History: A Fossilized Mammoth Tooth...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 171
Glass Dome: A Period Glass Dome, of oval shape,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 173
Natural History: Six Chambered Nautilus Half...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 174
Natural History: A Pair of Framed Collections...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 175
Skulls/Anatomy: Bactrian Camel Skull (Camelus...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 177
Skulls/Anatomy: Domestic Cow Skull (Bos...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 178
Conchology: Giant Clam Shell (Tridacna gigas),...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 179
Glass Dome: A Period Glass Dome, of oval shape,...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 180
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Gharial Crocodile...

Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 181
Entomology: A Curious Fantastical Creation By...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 182
Animal Furniture: A Group of Four Mounted Cape...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 184
Natural History: A Pair of Framed Superb Lyre...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 185
Natural History: Rowland Ward Wine Glasses,...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 186
Skeletons/Skulls: A Glass Dome Filled with...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 187
Taxidermy: A Large Display Case, modern, the...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 188
Natural History: An Aldabra Giant Tortoise...

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 189
Natural History Books: A Group of Hunting...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 191
Glass Dome: A Large Period Circular Glass Dome,...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 192
Natural History: A Pair of Limited Edition...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400