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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 186

Lot 97 Unsold
A freestanding satyr tragopan
late 20th century
39cm high
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £200 - £300
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 98 Unsold
A freestanding New Guineau crowned pigeon
20th century
45cm high
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £500 - £800
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 99 Sold
A Ruppels vulture
early 20th Century
in later case
64cm high by 61cm wide
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 100 Sold
A pair of Regents honeyeaters
Australian
20th century
in later case
25cm high by 39cm wide
This species is almost certainly now extinct Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 101 Sold
A hyacinth macaw
67cm high by 56cm
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 102 Unsold
A rare Capuchin cotinga
20th Century
on branch
29cm high
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 103 Sold
Malloch of Perth: A Golden Eagle
late 19th century
75cm high by 81cm wide
The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 104 Sold
A group of chickens and a duckling
early 20th century
111cm wide
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £300
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 105 Unsold
A leopard skin
first half 20th century
by repute from the same plantation as Lot 107
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 106 Unsold
In the manner of Henry Ward: a wall case of starlings and a chaffinch
late 19th Century
35cm high by 40cm wide
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 107 Unsold
A collection of snake skins
Malaya
first half 20th century
by repute these represent all the snakes killed on a plantation in one year
***need to identify species***
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 108 Sold
A lioness
full mount on rocky outcrop
late 20th century
115cm high by 215cm long
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 109 Unsold
A hippo skull
late 19th century
mounted on shield
the shield 64cm
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 110 Sold
A massive giant clam shell
19th century or earlier
92cm wide
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 111 Sold
A hippo skull
first half 20th century
on shield
the shield 74cm
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 112 Unsold
A very unusual folk art pair of black swans
made from mussel shells
late 19th / early 20th century
74cm long
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 113 Unsold
A Black rhino skull (Diceros Bicornis)
early 20th century
with metal wall bracket
63cm by 47cm by 37cm
With A10 Ref 627656/01
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 114 Unsold
A set of three mounted starfish
(poraster superbus and phidiaster spp)
on metal bases
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 115 Unsold
A rare Japanese Giant Spider Crab
(Macrocheira kaempheri ) subadult
mounted on stand
Origin: Trawled at 450 m. West off Mihama Point, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka, Suruga Bay, Japan, from commercial fisheries (2019)
50cm high by 100cm wide by 60cm deep
See video of this lotC. J. Temminck described the species Maja kaempferi from specimens received…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 116 Unsold
A massive narwharl tusk (Monodontidae monodon) ***WAITING FOR CA10****
19th century
228cm high, 7cm diameter
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 117 Unsold
A rare narwhal tusk (Monodontidae Monodon) ***WAITING FOR A10****
19th century
195cm high, 7cm diameter
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 123 Unsold
An antler convex mirror
modern
84cm diameter

(Please note only the mirror is for sale)
Natural History, Furniture
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 124 Unsold
An antler coffee table
modern
50cm high by 122cm wide by 68cm deep
Natural History, Furniture
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022
Lot 125 Unsold
‡ An Edmontosaurs and Triceratops fossil bone assemblage
Lance Formation, USA, Wyoming, late Cretaceous
90cm high
Natural History, Fossils
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
22 November 2022
22 November 2022

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