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A COLLECTION OF FIVE ROE DEER ANTLERS ON SHIELDSthe shields of various design,the largest 27cm high in total (5)

A TAXIDERMY HARRIS HAWK IN FLIGHT, WALL MOUNTEDthe bird of prey a falconing bird with leather rings to its legs, later fitted with a hook to the b...

TAXIDERMY: A PAIR OF FALLOW BUCK ANTLERSmounted on a shield

A TAXIDERMY VICTORIAN STAG'S HEADwith mouth open and tongue revealed, with glass eyes, mounted on a wooden shield,69cm wide

A TAXIDERMY VICTORIAN OTTER TOGETHER WITH A STAG'S HEADthe otter mounted on a mossy ground with grass around, in a glazed, wooden display case, (7...

TAXIDERMY: RED FOX ( VULPES VULPES) HEAD ON OAK SHIELDsuperb quality mounted by a professional taxidermist with over 40 years experience using tra...

TAXIDERMY: AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC HEDGEHOG (ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS), as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, full mount large adult, mounted on hung legs to oak base. Wear...

TAXIDERMY:'A MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT' WHITE DOVE ON TOP HAT,a majestic pure white dove, with tail feathers fanned sat atop an antique top hat (the to...

TAXIDERMY: 'WOLPERTINGER'free standing sat full mount. A particularly fine example of a rare and cute juvenile male Wolpertinger. From German folk...

TAXIDERMY: CARRION CROW(CORVUS CORONE), MODERN,superb quality full mount with wings outstretched. Beak open with sculpted tongue. Perched atop a b...

A TAXIDERMY INDIAN EAGLE OWL ON BASEperched on a roughly hewn block of wood, over a sand covered base,62cm high

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY HAWK OWLon a wooden perch, within a glazed display case,

A TAXIDERMY VICTORIAN CASE CONTAINING RED KITE, BARN OWL, TAWNY OWL, AND TWO SPARROW HAWKSmounted in a glazed display case, on faux rocks with gra...

A TAXIDERMY VICTORIAN PEREGRINE FALCONthe bird perched on a faux rock with moss and grasses beside , in an ebonised and glazed display case,47cm w...

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY BARN OWL BY SCHUMACH & SONSperched on a wooden branch with moss and grasses around, with a paper label to the back of the gl...

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY SHORT EARED OWLthe bird resting on a perch with ferns and grasses within the ebonised and glazed display case,the case 51cm ...

TAXIDERMY: A GREY-HEADED SWAMPHEN (PORPHYRIO POLIOCEPHALUS), a full mount on log with effective diorama below, including replica water, on turned ...

A TAXIDERMY VICTORIAN MIXED CASE OF FIVE WADING BIRDSthe various species mounted on papier mache faux rocks, within a glazed display case,the case...

A LARGE VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY CASE OF ELEVEN WADERSthe wading birds and ducks mounted on faux rocks with grasses around, with a blue painted sky, in...

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'BIRD BRAIN'

'BIRD BRAIN', art piece in Victorian dome, genuine human skull with antique ornithological specimens , an antique ex-medial incomplete genuine hal...

TAXIDERMY: AN EXOTIC BIRD HEAD AND FEATHERS IN WALL DOME,a Himalayan Monal Pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) head and bust (originally prepared in ...

TAXIDERMY: ' SEA HORSE PARADISE' DOME DISPLAYglass dome display of marine life, three seahorses cavort above a piece of coral. A fiddler crab defe...

TAXIDERMY: A LATE 19TH CENTURY DISPLAY OF EXOTIC BIRDS BENEATH A GLASS DOMEthe eight birds from India and Asia mounted on moss covered branches wi...

TAXIDERMY: A VICTORIAN DOME DISPLAY OF EXOTIC AFRICAN BIRDS, LATE 19TH CENTURYcomprising eleven African birds displayed under a glass dome to incl...

A RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY DISPLAY OF TWENTY NINE EXOTIC BIRDS BY HENRY WARD, LONDONthe glazed firescreen of scrolling form, and with volu...

TAXIDERMY: A BAMBOO FIRESCREEN DISPLAY OF EXOTIC BIRDS AND BEETLES, IN THE MANNER OF ROWLAND WARD, LATE 19TH CENTURYwith seven South American bird...

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY AMAZONIAN MOT MOT IN DOMEthe bird raised on an ebonised stand with circular base and glass dome over,the dome 48cm high

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY BLACK SPOTTED BARBETseated on a perch, beneath a later glass dome with ebonised base,28cm high

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY MUSK LORIKET TOGETHER WITH A RED LEGGED HONEY CREEPERboth in later glass domes with ebonised bases,the domes 31cm high and 1...

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY ORIENTAL DOLLAR BIRDthe bird raised on a perch within a later glass dome with ebonised base,the glass dome 32cm high

A VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY POMPADOUR COTINGAmounted on an ebonised baluster shaped perch below a later glass dome with circular base,the glass dome 37c...

TAXIDERMY: ZOOMORPHIC BIG HAIRY ARMADILLO (CHAETOPHRACTUS VILLOSUS) BASKET, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY ‘zoomorphic’ taxidermy, when the animal ...

TAXIDERMY:A PAIR OF RED STAG ANTLERSmounted on wooden shield61cm wide

TAXIDERMY / ENTOMOLOGY: A MID 20TH CENTURY TRAY DECORATED WITH BUTTERFLY WINGSthe wings forming a geometric arrangment beneath the glazed tray, wi...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: BUTTERFLY WINGS TABLE, EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY,an unusual table, the top glazed with carved wood surround. Dozens of genuine...

EVI ANTONIO (BRITISH): A TROMPE L'OEIL DIGITAL ARTWORK OF A KING'S SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLYprinted naturalistically as if torn from an old book, sign...

A CASED DISPLAY OF BEETLES AND A DRAGON FLYarranged in a decorative display in an octaongal glazed frame, the dragon fly with label beneath inscri...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: GOLIATH BEETLE(GOLIATH ORIENTALIS) in glazed case, mid 20th century,one of the largest species of beetle in world, with bea...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: A TREE NYMPH (HETEROPTERYX DILATATA)in glazed display case, late 20th century, labelled simply in case as ‘Tree Nymph, Mala...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: THREE WINGED INSECTS IN GLAZED DISPLAY CASESlate 20th century, three separately framed insects as follows - Yellow Umbrella...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLGY : AN ATLAS BEETLE (CHALCOSAMA ATLAS)in glazed display case, late 20th century, labelled simply in case as ‘Atlas Beetle, Mala...

TAXIDERMY/ ENTOMOLOGY: BUTTERFLY WINGS TRAY, EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURYhundreds of genuine butterfly wings artistically arranged and displayed under g...

TWO WOODEN CRATES FOR TRANSPORTING SPECIMENS FROM LONDON'S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMthe crates used in the Zoology Department's spirit collection to ...

A CABINET MADE TO SAFEGUARD SPECIMENS FROM LONDON'S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM DURING WWIIan eight drawer, portable wooden specimen cabinet, specifica...

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY MICROSCOPE SLIDE CABINET INSCRIBED 'LIVERPOOL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETYthe 19th century cabinet with brass handle over, on a plin...

A COLLECTION OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY SPECIMEN MICROSCOPE SLIDES IN A PINE BOXthe rectangular hinged box enclosing six trays, with glass microscop...

A CASED SET OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY BONE AND IVORY MICROSCROPE SLIDEScomprising four in bone and two in ivory, in a leather covered case,the case 8....

A COLLECTION OF TWELVE PICKLED WET SPECIMENS IN JARSin various glass jars, including Common Shrimp, a Sea Mouse, a frog and various fish and other...

TAXIDERMY: POLAR BEAR (URSUS MARITIMUS) CLAW,a large specimen claw, still retaining some skin and hair. Obtained from a damaged antique taxidermy ...

TAXIDERMY/NATURAL HISTORY: BULL SHARK (CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS) JAWS on ebonised stand36cm wide

TAXIDERMY/ NATURAL HISTORY: A SPECIMEN OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK ( CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) TOOTH,Fantastic serrations in tact. Suspended in membrane ...

TAXIDERMY / NATURAL HISTORY: A PLASTER CAST OF A DODO HEADthe dodo (Raphus cucullatus) became extinct in the late 17th century, mounted on oval oa...

A RARE EXTINCT MULLERORNIS EGG, MADAGASCAR, PRE 17TH CENTURYfilled cracks, raised on a perspex stand,the egg 19cm highThe Mullerornis is a genus o...

AN EXTINCT MALE PASSENGER PIGEON ( ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS) FEATHER,a single feather, obtained from a male taxidermy mount during resorting, suspen...

A FEATHER OF THE EXTINCT ESKIMO CURLEWa feather of the extinct Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis, in excellent condition, still attached to a small...

A FEATHER OF THE EXTINCT PARADISE PARROTA feather of the extinct Paradise Parrot, Psephotus pulcherrimus, in excellent condition,2.7 cm long.The P...

A FEATHER OF THE EXTINCT CAROLINA PARAKEETA feather of the extinct Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, in excellent condition,3.5 cm long....

A FEATHER OF THE EXTINCT GREAT AUK BIRD (PINGUINUS IMPENNIS), THE CLUNGUNFORD AUKNorth Atlantic Coastal Waters, extinct since 1852, in labelled di...

A FEATHER OF AN EXTINCT MALE PASSENGER PIGEON, ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUSNorth America, extinct since 1/9/1914, in labelled display box, of Natural Hi...

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