Spring Catalogue - 3 Day Sale:
Thursday 02 April 2009 10:00AM

Lot 1062

Spanish Fighting Bull, 18 April 1879, head mount, on wood shield with painted decoration and inscription, 75cm from the wall See illustration

The inscription eludes to this being a five year bull who fought hard and bravely in the square of the city of Seville on 18th April 1879, where it killed seven horses and injured thirty-one men before being killed by the sword of the matador.

Estimate: £700-1000

Lot 1063

Bharal or Blue Sheep Sheep (Pseudois nayour nayour), 1 Tehri Garwhal, P Neame 1926, head mounts (2)

Estimate: £60-100

Lot 1064

Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), Mt Robson, B.C. (British Columbia), Nov 1923, head mount, 44cm from the wall, on later wood shield See illustration

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1065

Badger (Meles meles), circa 1920, possibly by Hutchings of Aberystwyth, full mount, standing on grass covered rocks snarling down at a stoat with its dunnock prey, in ebonised and parcel gilt glazed case, 74cm by 27cm by 77.5cm

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1066

Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), full mount, modern, recumbent with head turned slightly to the left, 94cm high, 123cm long

Estimate: £200-300

Lot 1067

Bush Pig (Potomochoerus porcus), full mount, modern, standing with forward gaze, 140cm long, 67cm high (to shoulder), on "sanded" grassy naturalistic rectangular stand with wood mouldings

Estimate: £300-400

Lot 1068

Tiger (Panthera tigris), circa 1930, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, numbered 534 2, skull, 27.5cm long; and Another, numbered 534 1 (2) See illustration

Shot by the vendor's father in the decades preceding his retirement in the early 1940s.

Estimate: £800-1000

Lot 1069

An Elephant Foot Jardiniere, circa 1915-20, with brass mounts and original zinc liner, 20cm high

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1070

White or Square-Lipped Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), probably 18th or early 19th century, horn, outer curve 86.5cm, inner curve 83.5cm, on original stained wood shield with angled and hinged bracket mount See illustration

Estimate: £10000-15000

Lot 1071

Tian Chen Ibex (Capra sibirica sibirica), circa 1920, two head mounts, one example right horn 107cm, left horn 106cm See illustration

Estimate: £300-500

Lot 1072

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), circa 1910, horn on original shield, outer curve 69cm, cut to fit a slightly raised pad See illustration

Estimate: £8000-12000

Lot 1073

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), circa 1910, horn on original shield, outer curve 63cm, cut to fit pad See illustration

Estimate: £10000-15000

Lot 1074

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Three Shells, 19th century, retaining the majority of the original skeats, the largest 50cm long, 43cm wide, the smallest 32cm long, 30cm wide

Hawksbill Turtle shells have been the primary source of tortoise-shell material, used for decorative purposes, and for such items as tea caddies, jewellery and furniture inlay. The flesh has also been valued. This is now a critically endangered sea turtle, and is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, and it is illegal to capture and to trade in Hawksbill Turtles and products derived from them. As these specimens pre-dates 1947 they are outside the application of current legislation

Estimate: £250-350

Lot 1075

Indian Boa (Epicrates ...), circa 1930, full mount, with green glass eyes, naturalistically posed on tripod cut twigs with moss and lichen encrustation, 390cm long approx See illustration

Estimate: £200-300

Lot 1076

Indian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalus), circa 1910-20, horns on upper skull, right horn 104cm, left horn 104cm, tip to tip 98cm, on oak shield

Estimate: £200-300

Lot 1077

Alaskan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), Admiralty Island, North Pacific, May 1913, by Rowland Ward, head mount, with snarling open jaw, the oak shield with ivorine plaque inscribed as above, vestiges of original Rowland Ward label and gouged mark See illustration

Provenance: Laurence Cadbury Collection. Part of a collection of mounted big game trophies brought back from Alaska, North America and East Africa in 1913 and 1934 by Laurence Cadbury. Many of his specimens were mounted by Rowland Ward, and were sold by James & Lister Lea in a marquee at "The Davids", Hole Lane, Northfield, Birmingham 17th and 18th November 1988. This was lot 738 and was illustrated in the catalogue.

A full mount Alaskan Brown Bear was sold in the same sale as lot 736, and this example is recorded in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game, vol II. This example was probably shot during the same hunting trip.

Estimate: £500-800

Lot 1078

Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli), Generk Glacier, Yukon, Sept 1913, by Rowland Ward, head mount, right horn 88.5cm, left horn 76cm, tip to tip 65cm, 58cm from the wall, on oak shield with ivorine title plaque as above, with Rowland Ward labels on the reverse and gouged RW; and Another, Shushana, Alaska, September 1913, by Rowland Ward, head mount, right horn 74cm, left 71cm, tip to tip 52cm, distance from the wall 53cm (2)

Yukon Example
Provenance: Laurence Cadbury Collection. Part of a collection of mounted big game trophies brought back from Alaska, North America and East Africa in 1913 and 1934 by Laurence Cadbury. Many of his specimens were mounted by Rowland Ward, and were sold by James & Lister Lea in a marquee at "The Davids", Hole Lane, Northfield, Birmingham 17th and 18th November 1988. This is probably either lot 740 and 752 from the Cadbury sale (erroneously described as Mountain Bighorns in the catalogue).

Estimate: £800-1200

Lot 1079

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), circa 1915, head mount, front horn 29.5cm (outer curve), upper horn 23.5cm, on oak shield, 93cm from the wall See illustration

Estimate: £8000-10000

Lot 1080

Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), shot by N J Katz, Sudan 1979, horns on cut frontlet, right horn 130cm, left horn 130cm, tip to tip 95.5cm, on associated Rowland Ward re-lacquered shield, with chrome plated titled plaque inscribed as above, and also 575 nitro express bullet, range 125 yards

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1081

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Near Embu, Kenya, March 1934, by Rowland Ward, full mount, in the original glazed wooden case with savannah painted background, signed Rowland Ward London W 1934 on the left front side, with ivorine title plaque within the case at the front, with original Rowland Ward label on the reverse, the cheetah approx 80cm high, 136cm long (direct nose to tail tip), the case 156cm by 53cm by 121.2cm See illustration

Provenance: Laurence Cadbury Collection. Part of a collection of mounted big game trophies brought back from Alaska, North America and East Africa in 1913 and 1934 by Laurence Cadbury. Many of his specimens were mounted by Rowland Ward, and were sold by James & Lister Lea in a marquee at "The Davids", Hole Lane, Northfield, Birmingham 17th and 18th November 1988. The cheetah was lot 748 and was illustrated in the catalogue.

Estimate: £8000-10000

Lot 1082

North American Moose (Alces alces americana), circa 1890, head mount, 27 points, right antler 96.5cm, left antler 99cm, 89cm from the wall, on wood shield with original green Loder label with inscription "Moose Alces alces canada" and paper label No.11 See illustration

Ex Loder Collection

Estimate: £500-800

Lot 1083

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus), Brazil, circa 1970, shoulder mount, 10 points, right antler 40cm, left antler 38cm, tip to tip 31cm See illustration

With Cites Licence

Estimate: £200-300

Lot 1084

Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), shot by J G Millais, well palmated, right antler 67cm, left antler 68cm, broadest span 83cm, on oak shield with paper label inscribed Exhibition of Red Deer Heads. Name of Exhibitor J G Millais Esq ... Country Life Offices, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, WC

Estimate: £120-180

Lot 1085

Sambar (Cervus unicolor), circa 1900, antlers on upper skull, 6 points, right antler 92cm, left antler 91.5cm, tip to tip 75cm, circumference 23cm, on wood shield See illustration

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1086

Rocky Mountain Bighorn (Ovis canadensis canadensis), Sir Edmund Loder Collection, Montana, US, circa 1900, horns on skull, right horn 78cm, left horn 67cm, circumference 38.5cm, tip to tip 51cm, on oak shield with original green stained card Loder label with pen inscription See illustration

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1087

Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi), circa 1900, horns on frontlet, right horn 11.5cm, left horn 12cm, tip to tip 8cm, on circular wood shield See illustration

This the smallest wild member of the Ox tribe and little is known of this animal whose numbers are very low.

Estimate: £150-250

Lot 1088

Astor or Pir Panjal Markhor (Capra falconeri cashmirensis), Sir Edmund Loder Collection, circa 1900, head mount, right horn 113cm, left horn 115cm, tip to tip 93cm, on wood shield with original green stained card Loder label See illustration

Sir Edmund Loder is recorded in Rowland Ward's Records of Big Game, pg.202, as having taken an Astor Markhor in 1891, the tip to tip measurements of which equate to this one.

Estimate: £350-500

Lot 1090

Caribou (Rangifer taurandus), Generk Glacier, Yukon, Oct 1913, by Rowland Ward, head mount, 38 points, right antler 117cm, left antler 115cm, distance from the wall 92cm, on oak shield with ivorine title plaque as above, vestiges of original labels on the reverse and gouged RW See illustration and illustration of the catalogue illustration

Provenance: Laurence Cadbury Collection. Part of a collection of mounted big game trophies brought back from Alaska, North America and East Africa in 1913 and 1934 by Laurence Cadbury. Many of his specimens were mounted by Rowland Ward, and were sold by James & Lister Lea in a marquee at "The Davids", Hole Lane, Northfield, Birmingham 17th and 18th November 1988. This was lot 745 and was illustrated in the catalogue.

Estimate: £300-500

Lot 1093

Babirusa (Babyrusa babyrussa), circa 1900, full skull, 33cm long, on black painted metal display stand See illustration

Estimate: £200-300

Lot 1094

Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), full mount, modern, standing, 72cm to shoulder, 110cm high, 130cm overall See illustration

Estimate: £200-400

Lot 1095

Eland (Taurotragus oryx), shoulder mount, modern, right horn 55cm, left horn 55cm, 93cm from the wall

Estimate: £300-500

Lot 1096

Elephant, bull, fibreglass head mount, 251cm high, 205cm from the wall, 290cm wide (approx)

Estimate: £1000-1500

Lot 1097

A Victorian Walnut Butterfly Cabinet of Thirteen Drawers, circa 1890, of square section, the richly figured door revealing glazed drawers containing an assortment of European butterflies, many with data, including Wood Whites, Swallowtails, Large Tortoiseshell, British and European Purple Emperor, Heath Fritillary, Glanville Fritillary, Pearl Bordered Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Adonis Blue, Large Blue, Silver Studded Blue, Scotch Argus, Small Mountain Ringlet, Large Heath, Black Hairsteak, Brown Hairstreak, White Letter Hairstreak, Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, Silver Spotted Skipper, Lulworth Skipper, Chequered Skipper, 94.5cm high, 51cm wide See illustration

With WCA Sch 5/Habitats licence