Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 17th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Lots: 295

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). 

Name: Robbie Bright
Email: robbie.bright@tennants-ltd.co.uk

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Natural History and Taxidermy (289)

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Lot 97 - Taxidermy: European Barn Owl (Tyto alba),...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 98 - Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £850
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 100 - Skeletons: Megellanic Penguin (Spheniscus...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 103 - Taxidermy: Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella), circa...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 104 - Taxidermy: Anthropomorphic Game Keeper Mouse,...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 105 - Taxidermy: Common Impala (Aepyceros Melampus)...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 106 - Taxidermy: A Cased Herring Gull (Larus...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 107 - Taxidermy: Blesbok (Damaliscus phillipsi),...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 109 - Taxidermy: Common Warthog (Phacochoerus...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 110 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 111 - Taxidermy: Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 112 - Taxidermy: A Wall Cased European Bee-eater...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 113 - Taxidermy: A Pair of Flying Red Grouse...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 115 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Capuchinbird...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 116 - Taxidermy: East African or Patterson's Eland...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 117 - Antlers/Horns: A Collection of European...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 120 - Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of New Zealand...

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 121 - Taxidermy: A Cased Ural Owl (Strix uralensis),...

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 123 - Antlers/Horns: A Collection of European...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 125 - Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Common Shelducks...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 126 - Taxidermy: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus),...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 127 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Collection...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 128 - Taxidermy: Magnificent Rifle Bird (Ptiloris...

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 130 - Entomology: A Pair of Glazed Displays of...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 131 - Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 132 - Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 133 - Entomology: A Single Glazed Display of...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 134 - Entomology: A Group of Framed Butterflies,...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 135 - Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 136 - Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 137 - Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 138 - Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 139 - Natural History Bronze: David Cemmick...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Lot 140 - Taxidermy: Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus),...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £900

Lot 141 - Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Herring Gulls...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 142 - Taxidermy: Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 143 - Taxidermy: A Re-Creation of a Toco Toucan...

Not Sold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 144 - Taxidermy: A Cased Gyr Falcon (Falco...

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 146 - Taxidermy: A Large Late Victorian Diorama of...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 149 - Taxidermy: Common Marmoset Monkey (Callithrix...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 150 - Taxidermy: A Cased Display of Exotic Tropical...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 151 - Taxidermy: A Large Cased Resplendent Quetzal...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000

Lot 155 - Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 157 - Taxidermy: Australian Red Deer (Cervus...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 158 - Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Stoats &...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 159 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £280 - £380

Lot 160 - Taxidermy: Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer),...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 162 - Taxidermy: Cased Puffin & Guillemot...

Not Sold
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 163 - Taxidermy: Regent Parrot (Polytelis...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 165 - Taxidermy: Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 166 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian European Hoopoe...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 167 - Skeletons/Anatomy: A Cased Southern Tamandua...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 168 - Natural History: A Large Coco de Mer Nut...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 170 - Natural History: A Fossilized Mammoth Tooth...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 173 - Natural History: Six Chambered Nautilus Half...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 175 - Skulls/Anatomy: Bactrian Camel Skull (Camelus...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 177 - Skulls/Anatomy: Domestic Cow Skull (Bos...

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 180 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Gharial Crocodile...

Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

Lot 181 - Entomology: A Curious Fantastical Creation By...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 184 - Natural History: A Pair of Framed Superb Lyre...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 185 - Natural History: Rowland Ward Wine Glasses,...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 186 - Skeletons/Skulls: A Glass Dome Filled with...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 187 - Taxidermy: A Large Display Case, modern, the...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 188 - Natural History: An Aldabra Giant Tortoise...

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 189 - Natural History Books: A Group of Hunting...

Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 192 - Natural History: A Pair of Limited Edition...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400