15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2056
Taxidermy: A Cased Scottish Pine Marten (Martes martes), dated 1989, Glen Urquhart, Invernesshire, Scotland, a full mount adult with head turning to the right and mouth agape, an adult male Teal in eclipse plumage prey underfoot, mounted amidst tall grasses and branches, above soil covered groundwork beneath, set against a pale blue painted sky backdrop, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass display case 41cm by 28cm by 49cm
Sold for £300
Estimated at £180 - £280
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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