An interesting auction of various Entomology and Natural History items, including a collection of commemorative horses’ hooves mounted by the notable taxidermist’s Rowland Ward, a good selection of modern taxidermy specimens by Tony Armitstead, Carl Church, and Robert Ellis, and historical taxidermy specimens mounted by Peter Spicer, John Macpherson, Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Rowland Ward, F.C. Waters, James Hutchings, W.C. Shelbrooke, Robert Duncan, W.F. Homer, John Cooper, A.S. Hutchinson of Derby, Henry Murray, and Thomas Jefferies, to name but a few.
Lot 2227 - Taxidermy: A Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis...
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2238 - Natural History: Giant South American River...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 2242 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased King Bird-of-...
Sold for £620
Estimated at £650 - £850
Lot 2251 - Taxidermy: Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus),...
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 2257 - Taxidermy: A Sleeping Puppy (Canis familiaris),...
Sold for £120
Estimated at £120 - £180
Lot 2262 - Taxidermy: A Cased Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus),...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 2266 - Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Reproduction Toco...
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 2280 - Taxidermy: A Cased Northern Pike (Esox lucius),...
Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200