17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Antlers/Horns: A Set of Nubian Ibex Horns and Cape Buffalo Horns, circa 1900-1914, by Rowland Ward Ltd, "The Gallery", 167 Piccadilly, London, a set of adult male Rowland Ward Record Class Nubian ibex horns on cut skull cap, right horn 97cm, left horn 96.5cm, tip to tip 55cm, height 72cm, mounted upon a trademark shield, with ivorine plaque -" Nubian Ibex, L.C.G.C", full paper trade label to verso, together with a set of female Cape buffalo horns on cut skull cap, widest span 83cm, tip to tip 56cm, mounted upon a wall hanging block, (2)
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250
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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