15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2073
Taxidermy: Polar Bear Skin (Ursus maritimus), circa 1931, Canada, a large adult skin rug with head mount, mouth agape, limbs outstretched, backed onto brown felt backing material, nose to tail 257cm, across the forelimbs 230cm, across the rear limbs 224cm, (af)
Cites Annex B, Appendix II
Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £550
Remaining Claws - 5 - 5 - 4 - 3, interior of the mouth missing, no jaws or teeth remain, newspaper within the mouth dating to 1931, in need of considerable cleaning and full restoration. 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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