17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: A Large Cased Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), dated 2023, captived bred, a high quality full mount adult perched atop a frosted tree stump, above frozen snow covered groundwork below, enclosed within a large five-glass table display case with painted taped frame work, 46cm by 38cm by 77.5cm overall,
with CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no.23GBA10L4YBHR
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
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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