15th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
2151
Taxidermy: Hydrocephalic Calf (Bos taurus), modern, a full mount calf stood with head turning slightly to the left, nose to tail 80cm, overall height 57cm. Hydrocephalus, is an increase in volume of the CSF, can appear similar to hydranencephaly, but in hydrocephalus the ventricles retain a complete ependymal lining. When born alive, affected animals often have a characteristic dome-shaped head, and may also have inappetence, seizures, lethargy and altered mental status.
Sold for £550
Estimated at £500 - £700
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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