Natural History & Taxidermy

Date: 12th Nov, 2025 10:30 GMT/BST
Lots: 229

The sale will include important historical taxidermy from a Private Country House Collection in North Yorkshire (lots 170-231). Never having appeared on the market before, the specimens were collected by the family in the late 19th and early 20th century and prepared by leading taxidermists of the day such as Rowland Ward, James Gardner, and Pretoria-based J.R. Ivy. The 62-lot collection is a treasure trove of interesting items of natural history, including such highlights as a Cased Little Spotted Kiwi (estimate: £2,000-3,000), a Late Victorian Cased pair of Greater Flamingo by James Gardner (1844-1917) (estimate: £1,800-2,500), a Late Victorian Cased Display of Owls by James Gardner (estimate: £800-1,200), and an Indian Leopard Skin Rug in excellent condition (estimate £1,500-2,500).

The sale will also offer the third instalment of the Dean Fields Collection (with the fourth part coming up in 2026). Dean Field always had a love for nature and then outdoors, which extended to a fascination with taxidermy. In 1983 he met A.J. Armitstead (Tony), the renowned Darlington-based taxidermist, and the pair became lifelong friends. Over the years, Dean commissioned numerous pieces, and greatly admired Armitstead’s ability to create such beautiful, naturalistic scenes and poses of the specimens. 

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

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Lot 195 - Taxidermy: Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx),...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 196 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Peregrine...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 198 - Taxidermy: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 200 - Taxidermy: Common Waterbuck (Kobus...

Not Sold
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 201 - Taxidermy: A Pair of Late Victorian Cased...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 202 - Taxidermy: African Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera...

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

Lot 203 - Taxidermy: Ugandan Kob (Kobus kob thomasi),...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 206 - Taxidermy: Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus...

Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 207 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Hen Harrier...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 208 - Taxidermy: Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 209 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 210 - Taxidermy: Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus...

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 213 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Display of...

Sold for £6,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 214 - Taxidermy: A Pair of Common or Grey Duiker...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 215 - Taxidermy: Common Duiker and Maasai...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 216 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased African...

Sold for £900
Estimated at £350 - £450

Lot 217 - Taxidermy: Thompson's Gazelle (Eudorcas...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 218 - Taxidermy: Southern Reedbuck (Redunca...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 221 - Taxidermy: Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti),...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 222 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Display of...

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 223 - Taxidermy: Southern Sable Antelope...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 224 - Taxidermy: A Trio of Kirk's Dik-Dik's (Madoqua...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 225 - Taxidermy: A Cased Little Spotted Kiwi...

Sold for £4,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 226 - Taxidermy: Fringe-eared Oryx (Oryx beisa...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 228 - Taxidermy: Western Sitatunga (Tragelaphus...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 229 - Taxidermy: A Cased Goldeneye Duck (Bucephala...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £180 - £280

Lot 231 - Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Pair of...

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,800 - £2,500