17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Natural History Ephemera: A Group of Taxidermy Postcards and Photographs Relating to Walter Potter, a collection of nine vintage postcards relating to the Walter Potter museum based at Bramber, six black and white photo snapshots from Bramber museum, depicting - The Rabbits' School, The Kittens' Wedding, Death and Burial of Cock Robin, The Squirrels Club, The Kittens' Tea Party, The Rats' Den, within the original sleeve, an original visitors guide book to the Potter's Museum, seventh edition, a copy of Notes for Sportsmen visiting the Sudan, paperback, and a hardback copy of Bird Stuffing and Mounting, David (J&W), (qty)
Sold for £50
Estimated at £70 - £100
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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