Taxidermy: A Cased Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), dated 2023, by World Renowned Taxidermist Carl Church, Pickering, Nth Yks, captive bred, a high quality full mount adult female, stood atop a large simulated rock with head turning back and to the left, mounted above arid groundwork beneath, enclosed beneath a bespoke ebonised five-glass table display case, raised on a rectangular base, supported upon four rubber feet, 56cm by 38.5cm by 87cm, bearing taxidermist's inset ivorine button trade label to interior.with Cites Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 632276/01 Bearing closed breeders ring to left leg - number IBR91622YATEL08706088500. This specimen would require a re-export licence to export from the UK, an import permit would be required into your chosen country, this is the responsibility of the buyer alone, Tennants Auctioneers do not offer any onward re-export or import licences.
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Taxidermy: A Cased European Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo), circa late 20th century, by Philip Leggett, Taxidermy, Bolton, Lancashire, a fine quality large full mount adult female perched upon a painted faux rockscape looking straight ahead, set above soil and brush covered groundwork below, enclosed within a bespoke made five-glass table display case, supported upon an ebonised plyth base, 46cm by 41cm by 78cm overall, bearing taxidermist's brass trade label to interior groundwork.with Cites Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 617028/01 This specimen would require a re-export licence to export from the UK, an import permit would be required into your chosen country, this is the responsibility of the buyer alone, Tennants Auctioneers do not offer any onward re-export or import licences.
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), attributed to William Hope, Taxidermist, 44 George Street, Edinburgh, a full mount adult male, perched atop a painted faux rock with a Bunting prey underfoot, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, above soil covered groundwork, set against a dusk painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period three-glass table display case, 27cm by 15.5cm by 40.5cm
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Smew (Mergellus albellus), circa early-mid 20th century, by Henry Murray & Son, Naturalists & Taxidermists, Carnforth, a high quality pair of full mount adults, the drake stood above the hen upon original painted groundwork, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses, reeds, and lichen, set against a watercolour painted lake scene back drop, enclosed within a period style four-glass table display case with taped frame, 47cm by 27.5cm by 48.5cm, bearing reproduced taxidermist's paper trade label to interior upper left.Restoration carried out by A.J. Armitstead, Taxidermy, Darlington, replacement case, glass, and reproduced trade labels, original groundwork - and bird specimens, 07/06/23
Taxidermy: A Cased Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), a high quality full mount adult male, perched atop a small lichen encrusted branch, above painted simulated groundwork, amidst dry grasses, enclosed within a five-glass table display case with ebonised taped frame, 18.5cm by 9cm by 23.5cm
Taxidermy: A Cased Redshank (Tringa totanus), a full mount antique adult Redshank stood upon sanded beach groundwork, amidst sea shells and painted faux rocks, set against a high quality oil painted shoreline back drop, enclosed within a later ebonised three-glass table display case, raised upon four pedestal feet, 43.5cm by 14.5cm by 32.5cm, mounted in the style of James Hutchings of Aberystwyth.
Taxidermy: Men & Chicken (Homo sapien / Gallus gallus domesticus), modern, by World Renowned Taxidermist Carl Church, Pickering, Nth Yks, a fantastical hybrid creation, a full mount adult domestic chicken walking upon human feet, with head turning slightly to the left, mounted upon straw, soil and pebble covered groundwork, inspired by the 2015 Danish movie - "Men & Chicken", enclosed beneath a bespoke ebonised five-glass table display case, raised on a rectangular base, supported upon four rubber feet, 47cm by 28cm by 62cm, bearing taxidermist's inset ivorine button trade label to interior, applied label to base front - "Men & Chicken".
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica), modern, by World Renowned Taxidermist Carl Church, Pickering, Nth Yks, a superb quality pair of full mount adults, in loving pose rubbing their beaks together, sat atop a grass covered large simulated seashore rock bolder, above sand and pebbled groundwork below, enclosed beneath a bespoke ebonised five-glass table display case, raised on a rectangular base, supported upon four rubber feet, 46cm by 41cm by 85.5cm, bearing taxidermist's inset ivorine button trade label to interior.
Taxidermy: A Cased Pair of Extinct New Zealand Huias (†Heteralocha acutirostris), circa late 19th century, by James E. Whiting, Naturalist 19 Heath St, Hampstead, London, a pair of superb quality full mount adults, the female perched slightly above the male, both perched upon a centrally positioned simulated tree branch, three colourful hummingbirds to the centre, upper right, and left, mounted amidst enhanced natural flora, grasses, ferns and fauna, above painted faux rocks to the groundwork, set against a graduated blue and pink sky back drop, enclosed within a four-glass table display case, 46.5cm by 21cm by 53cm, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to interior lower right.The Huia birds extinction had two primary causes. The first was rampant overhunting to procure huia skins for mounted specimens and their tail feathers for hat decorations. The second major cause was the widespread deforestation of the lowlands of the North Island by European settlers to create pasture for agriculture. Most of these forests were ancient, ecologically complex primary forests, and huia were unable to survive in regenerating secondary forests.It was already a rare bird before the arrival of Europeans, confined to the Ruahine, Tararua, Rimutaka and Kaimanawa mountain ranges in the south-east of the North Island. It was remarkable for having the most pronounced sexual dimorphism in bill shape of any bird species in the world. The female's beak was long, thin and arched downward, while the male's was short and stout, like that of a crow. Males were 45 cm (18 in) long, while females were larger at 48 cm (19 in). The sexes were otherwise similar, with orange wattles and deep metallic, bluish-black plumage with a greenish iridescence on the upper surface, especially about the head. The tail feathers were unique among New Zealand birds in having a broad white band across the tips. The last confirmed sighting of a huia was in 1907, although there was a credible sighting in 1924.James Edmund Whiting was born in Steeple Claydon Buckinghamshire in 1848. He moved to Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, and worked as a plumber according to the 1871 census, not appearing again until 1891 when he is living at 41 Heath Street, Hampstead, working as a taxidermist, the same in 1901. By 1911 he is based at 5 South Street, Hampstead, still working as a taxidermist. He died at his home, Spaniards Road, Hampstead in 1930 aged 82 years. All glass has been historically replaced, back board i feel has also been replaced at some point in time possibly when the glass was replaced, re-taped around 20 years ago, our client has owned this case for the last 42 years, bearing Barnaby Bendall Depository label to verso, this company went out of business circa 1962 therefore any restoration would have been carried out prior to being placed in storage with this company, 22/05/23
Taxidermy: A Cased Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus), dated 2020, by Rob Marshall, Taxidermy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, captive bred, a high quality large full mount juvenile male with head turning slightly to the right, a full mount adult Ptarmigan prey underfoot, perched atop a large naturalistically painted and frosted faux rock, set above frozen grass and soil covered groundwork, enclosed within a high quality five-glass table display case, supported upon an ebonised base, 48.5cm by 30.5cm by 70.5cm overall, applied gold identification text to front glass lower centre, bearing taxidermist's circular trade label to base lower rightWith CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 621566/01 Hairline crack to top glass panel hardly noticeable, 30/01/23. This specimen would require a re-export licence to export from the UK, an import permit would be required into your chosen country, this is the responsibility of the buyer alone, Tennants Auctioneers do not offer any onward re-export or import licences.
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Swift (Apus apus), dated 1957, by Rowland Ward, Ltd, 167 Piccadilly, London, a full mount adult in flying pose, set above dry gorse and painted groundwork beneath, enclosed within a typical five-glass table display case, 42cm by 23.5cm by 29.5cm, handwritten paper data label to front base - "Cypselesus apus, Farnborough, Hants, 1957", a trade mark ivorine button to interior groundwork, taxidermist's full oval paper trade label to underside, most likely mounted by Alf Bannister, paper image of Alf at work in Rowland Ward's workshop circa 1950 attached to right side glassOriginal taped frame starting to dry and deteriorate slightly, right side glass panel cracked beneath the applied printed photograph. 12/05/23
Taxidermy: A Cased Re-creation of a Yellow Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus), modern, a superbly composed re-creation of a very rare and unusual Yellow Kākāpō, the adult stood upon a fallen tree trunk, over looking her young chick nestled below within a ground nest, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses and fauna, set above painted soil covered groundwork beneath, enclosed within a large five-glass wooden framed table display case, 65.5cm by 37cm by 55.5cm, The original specimen bird became part of the important nineteenth-century New Zealand ornithologist Walter Lawry Buller's collection, the Kākāpō is one of the rarest birds in the World, with only 201 living specimens known as of 2021, a Yellow Kākāpō is known to have occurred only once, captured near Cromarty, Fiordland of New Zealand in 1898 and purchased for Buller's son, who considered it "the most beautiful thing in the bird line that i have ever seen", this example was created using various donor specimens including Common Buzzard tail feathers.With Cites Article 10 (non transferable) licence no. 349180/04 - Buzzard Tail Feathers used.In 1871, 310 bird specimens were purchased by the Colonial Museum, Wellington, from the important nineteenth-century New Zealand ornithologist Walter Lawry Buller. This was the first large and representative collection of New Zealand birds obtained by the national museum, and it originally included type specimens of 11 species and 23 specimens of birds that are now extinct. Most of this collection (77%) was lost or destroyed in the nineteenth century, and today only 70 of the specimens have been located, with none having the locality and date of collection on the original label. Professional jealousy and a desire to conceal his sources may have been one reason for Buller’s failure to label his specimens at the start of his career, although laxity in recording specimen data was prevalent in New Zealand at the time. Subsequently, the museum was unable to care for these specimens properly, mainly owing to inadequate provision by the government for the museum and its collections. This contrasts with the professional care given to Buller’s later collections of New Zealand birds by Rothschild’s private museum in England, the American Museum of Natural History and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The latter two museums each have over 500 New Zealand bird specimens from Walter Buller, and these collections are well documented and still largely intact. Together they provide a precious record of the decline of most New Zealand endemic bird species during the late nineteenth century, which resulted from the introduction of mammalian predators. In this paper, Buller’s collections are used to document the decline and extinction of endemic New Zealand birds. Analysis of the ‘Second’ and ‘Third’ Buller collections showed a decline in the proportion of juveniles of extinct and threatened birds, which may indicate that predation of nests and young, rather than of adults, was a key step in the demise of many New Zealand mainland species. Buller’s assertion that he built up three separate collections of New Zealand birds is shown to be incorrect. Each of these three ‘collections’ was selected from Buller’s own collection, which was not fully disposed of until his death. The number of specimens collected was relatively small, and no evidence was found of Buller’s personal collecting, or collecting on his behalf, significantly impacting on any New Zealand bird species. Nor did Buller profit greatly from the sales of his bird collections. Tail feathers used from a Common Buzzard - This specimen would require a re-export licence to export from the UK, an import permit would be required into your chosen country, this is the responsibility of the buyer alone, Tennants Auctioneers do not offer any onward re-export or import licences.
Duty Drawback Mark.A George III silver table knife, the loaded handle decorated with reeded bands and central armorial crest of an armoured hand holding a dagger, the blade and handle both marked with the incuse duty mark and duty drawback, sponsor's mark is that of specialist knife maker, Moses Brent, London 1784-5, length 22cm approx Duty drawback mark was used on exported wares from 1 December 1784, up to 24 July 1785.
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