15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2033
Taxidermy: A Wall Cased Silver Mole (Talpa europaea), dated 2023, Pen Hill, Leyburn, by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermist & Naturalist, Darlington, Co Durham, a full mount adult Silver Mole, laid upon soil covered groundwork, amidst a natural setting of grasses and fauna, set against a watercolour painted backdrop depicting Penn Hill and the surrounding area, enclosed within a five-glass oak framed wall hanging display case, 27cm by 7cm by 20.5cm excluding outer frame, hand written legend to interior upper right - "Penn Hill, Leyburn, Silver - Mole", taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso
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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