15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2013
Taxidermy: A Cased European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), dated 1999, a full mount adult female with wings open shrouding her Great spotted woodpecker prey, perched upon a short dry tree branch, above grass and moss covered groundwork below, set against a pale blue painted backdrop, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass display case, 30.5cm by 23cm by 52cm.
with CITES Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 219203/15
Sold for £220
Estimated at £180 - £280
This specimen would require a re-export licence to export from the UK, an import permit would be required into your chosen country, this is the responsibility of the buyer alone, Tennants Auctioneers do not offer any onward re-export or import licences.
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 15th Dec, 2023
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.
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Wednesday 13th December 10am-4pm, Thursday 14th December 10am-5pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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