17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of New Zealand Stitchbirds (Notiomystis cincta), circa early-mid 20th century, a pair of full mount adults, the female perched above the male upon a centrally positioned small branch, above painted green soil groundwork below, set against a pale green painted back drop, enclosed within an oak framed four-glass table display case, 25.5cm by 16.5cm by 24.5cm overall
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £350 - £450
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 17th Apr, 2024
This April, Tennants Auctioneers are delighted to have been instructed to sell the Taxidermy Collection of Colonel Stephenson Robert Clarke, businessman, British Army officer, botanist, naturalist, ornithologist, horticulturist, art collector and landowner. The majority of the 61 lots are specimens taken by Stephenson Clarke on four hunting trips to Africa between 1909 and 1924 and were mounted by the renowned Rowland Ward Ltd of Piccadilly, London. Several of the lots are recorded in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game (View Press Release).
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Tuesday 16 April 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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