26th May, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art
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Taxidermy: A Group of European Hunting Trophies, a European Red fox mask looking slightly to the left, by F.E. Potter, Taxidermy, Billesdon, Leicester, dated in pencil to verso Oct 1926, mounted upon a blonde oak shield, taxidermist's paper trade label to verso, another European Red fox mask looking straight ahead, attributed to F.E. Potter, Taxidermy, painted legend to shield - "Lord Southampton's Foxhounds, Killed, Oct 4th 1907", mounted upon an identical shaped shield, a mounted Scottish Mountain Hare neck mount looking straight ahead, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, (moth damaged), a Red Fox forepart with head looking down and to the left, mounted upon a shaped shield, including four silver and silver plated mounted Fox pads, dated 1924, 1936, and 1967, (8).
Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £150
Scottish mountain hare has suffered historical moth damage, loose hair, a late 20th century example, 04/05/23
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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art, 26th May, 2023
To include Affordable Modern & Contemporray Art, and specialist sections of Silver, and Natural History & Taxidermy.
The sale also includes a mix of traditional art and antiques, jewellery, watches and more.
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