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Absentee bids accepted until Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Auction date Tuesday, 22 November 2022 13:00 - 17:00 GMT

This sale includes natural history, large fossils, impressive minerals and taxidermy

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All the fish (Lots 1-68) come from the celebrated collection which for many years decorated the famous Flowerpot Inn near Henley. This Inn was a mecca for those interested in fishing as it was situated just a few yards from a beautiful stretch of the River Thames and contained a very extensive collection of preserved fish trophies. Those interested, can find a variety of videos on You Tube by searching for The Flowerpot near Henley. Click here for two of the most informative videos featuring the collection

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
73	A full mount Otter in unusual case circa 1900 48cm high by 101cm wide	£100 - £150	£400	View
74	A full mount Otter circa 1910 59cm high by 92cm wide	£100 - £150	£100	View
75	A hexagonal case of butterflies modern 22cm high	£20 - £30	£30	View
76	A full mount Scops owl circa 1900 27cm high	£40 - £60	£140	View
77	A polecat with prey early 20th century 40cm high	£60 - £100	£65	View
78	A Roe deer trophy mid 20th Century 22cm high	£20 - £30	-	View
79	A badger trophy on shield dated 1924 28cm high	£40 - £60	£120	View
80	An unusual Fallow deer trophy on shield 2nd half 20th Century 60cm high	£30 - £50	-	View
81	A fox trophy 20th century 28cm high	£30 - £50	£30	View
82	A case of five kingfishers by J Gosling Derby late 19th Century trade label to rear 55cm high	£150 - £250	£380	View
83	A pheasant trophy on shield recent 30cm high	£20 - £30	£30	View
84	A case of starlings late 19th Century 45cm high by 31cm wide	£40 - £60	£85	View
85	An otter trophy stamped P Spicer dated 1925 26cm high	£60 - £100	£170	View
86	An otter trophy on shield by E Allen dated 1907 28cm high	£50 - £80	£60	View
87	An otter trophy on shield dated 1961 22cm high	£40 - £60	£80	View
88	A Hare trophy on shield dated 1985 37cm high	£40 - £60	£40	View
89	A full mount weasel under glass dome early 20th Century 25cm high	£60 - £100	£100	View
90	A large glass dome of Australian birds late 19th century 69cm high	£800 - £1,200	-	View
91	A large glass dome of tropical birds late 19th Century including a Spangled Cotinga 66cm high	£1,800 - £2,500	-	View
92	An anthropomorphic dome of two monitor lizards early 20th Century	£1,200 - £1,800	-	View
93	A large glass dome of South American birds late 19th century including a very rare and possibly extinct double banded blue Cotinga 73 cm high	£4,000 - £6,000	-	View
94	A dome of a curl crested toucan late 19th century 52cm high	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
95	A King bird of paradise circa 1900 37cm high	£900 - £1,200	-	View
96	A free-standing kea 20th Century on rocky outcrop overall 39cm high	£1,000 - £1,500	£1,000	View

Total lots: 186

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