30th Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Natural History & Taxidermy
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Taxidermy: Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus), dated 1973, Scotland, by Rowland Ward Ltd, Taxidermist's, Crawley Road, Wood Green, London, a high quality adult Red Deer stag neck mount looking straight ahead, 13 points (6+7), widest span 95cm, from the wall 52cm, height 125cm, mounted upon a shaped dark oak shield, bearing ivorine plaque - Sir Ronald Melville, 29th September 1973, 17st 11Lbs, Rowland Ward aluminium trade label to verso, including two paper trade labels to verso.
Provenance: From the Collection at Dunlossit Castle, Isle of Islay
Sold for £850
Estimated at £500 - £700
Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 30th Nov, 2022
The Natural History sales cover a wealth of collecting areas, from pre-historic giant clam shells and mineral specimens, to Victorian collector’s cabinets and historic full mount pieces with a focus on Victorian and Edwardian taxidermy by the leading firms of the era.
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