country sporting sale

Taxidermy - A Victorian cased nightjar with chick, set in a naturalistic setting with heather, bracken, grasses etc. The case measuring height 29 cm, width 30 cm, depth 19 cm.

Sold for £80

Taxidermy - A pair of Gaur (BOS GAURUS) horns, mounted on a wooden board. Tip to tip 58 cm.

Sold for £48

Taxidermy - A pair of bulls horns, on a wooden plaque. tip to tip 115 cm.

Sold for £40

Taxidermy and of Stick Making Interest - Four sheep skulls and horns.

Sold for £32

Taxidermy - A bag containing a large quantity of woodcock and snipe pin feathers.

Sold for £10

Taxidermy - In the manner of Rowland Ward, an Edwardian fallow buck mount with glass eyes mounted on an oak shield, the shield measuring 40 cm and protruding from the wall 49 cm.

Sold for £200

Two cased mallards, male and female in naturalistic settings, height 46 cm, width 46 cm, depth 23 cm.

Sold for £65

J Jackson a cased pair of Victorian Magpies, mounted in a naturalistic setting with branches, moss, insect etc, with pencil mark to the top left hand corner J Jackson 1894. Height 56 cm, width 60 cm, depth 21 cm.

Sold for £100

Taxidermy - D Byers, Haltwhislte, a cased kestrel feeding on a fieldfare mounted in naturalistic setting with grasses, mosses, etc., trade label to top right "D Byers, Haltwhislte". Case height 40 cm, width 38 cm, depth 23 cm. D Byers is listed as working in Haltwhisltle in the 1930's, see British Taxidermists A Historical Directory, Leicester Museums, page 11.

Sold for £70

Taxidermy - A Victorian cased pair of pintail ducks in naturalistic setting in three glazed side ebonised case. height 58 cm, width 75 cm, depth 29 cm.

Sold for £100

Taxidermy - A set of eleven point stag antlers mounted on a wooden shield. Shield 32 cm.

Sold for £65

Taxidermy - Three mounted roebuck heads mounted on wooden shields.

Sold for £75

Taxidermy - Two hare masks, one attributed to Murray of Carnforth mounted on an oak plaque with label "Netherby Cup 1913 Won by Earlston", the other labelled "My first Hare Stowe Beagles 2/9/69".

Sold for £50

Taxidermy - An otter mask, possibly by Murray of Carnforth, mounted on a wooden shield, pre 1947. Shield 22 cm.

Sold for £120

Taxidermy - Bell Irving Foxhounds, a fox mask mounted by Army & Navy, London, on an oak shield with plaque "B-I.F.H. Loch Fell to Moffat Well 11th January 1937".

Sold for £85

Taxidermy - Attributed to Peter Spicer, a fox death mask hanging from a leather strap. Length including strap 46 cm.

Sold for £150

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, a roebuck head and neck mount with six point antlers mounted on an oak shield with plaque "Leckmelm 1926", with impressed Peter Spicer mark verso.

Sold for £160

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, a fox mask mounted on a wooden shield with plaque "My Own Hounds First Blood November 8th 1935", probably Bell-Irving Foxhounds, with Peter Spicer & Sons stamped verso.

Sold for £240

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, Dumfries Foxhounds, a fox mask mounted on an oak shield with plaque "D.F.H. Whitehill November 5th 1932", with Peter Spicer & Sons stamped verso.

Sold for £220

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, a fox mask mounted on an oak shield with plaque "Brocklerigg February 17th 1934", with impressed Peter Spicer & Sons mark verso.

Sold for £150

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, Dumfries Otterhounds, an otter mounted on an oak shield with plaque "D.O.H. 26 lb Dog Otter river Kirtle 4th September 1922", with paper label verso "Major Bell Irving Whitehill" and with Peter Spicer & Sons stamp.

Sold for £170

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, Dumfries Otterhounds, an otter mask mounted on an oak shield with plaque "Dog Otter 22 lbs Killed on Esk May 1926", with paper label verso "Major Bell-Irving Whitehill" and with Peter Spicer & Sons stamp, Shield No. 5.

Sold for £190

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, Dumfries Otterhounds, an otter mask mounted on a wooden plaque marked "D.O.H. Wamphray 1924", with paper label verso "Major Bell-Irving Whitehill" and Peter Spicer & Sons stamp, Shield No. 5.

Sold for £170

Taxidermy - Peter Spicer, a full mount otter in naturalistic setting with watercolour background, trade label verso "Peter Spicer & Sons, Victoria Terrace, Leamington". Case height 64 cm, width 79 cm, depth 51 cm.

Sold for £1300