15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2096
Taxidermy: A European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), circa 2015, by Derek Frampton, Taxidermy, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, a high quality full mount adult male with head turning slightly to the left, perched upon a short dry branch with right foot raised, set above soil and brush covered groundwork, enclosed beneath a tall period circular glass dome, with original ebonised base, diameter 21cm, overall height 64cm
with CITES Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 23GBA10H8PXAC
Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350
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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