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Auction date Wednesday 26 February 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Head of Sale:

Julian Smith

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Wednesday 26th February at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
337	A COLD PAINTED BRONZE OF A CHAMOIX mounted on a marble base, 16cm x 20cm	£100 - £200	-	View
338	A 'BLACK FOREST' CARVED STANDARD LAMP late 19th century, of a chamois climbing up a rocky slope, signed to the base 'rFLufiu', 170cm high	£100 - £200	-	View
339	AN EDWARDIAN OAK COLLECTER'S CHEST the four graduated drawers containing a collection of various shells, coral, rocks, crystals and a lizard skin, 22cm high x 40cm wide x 22cm deep	£100 - £200	£90	View
340	TAXIDERMY: A BROWN TROUT HEAD mounted on an oak shield, with inscription 'River Mole, 12-8-54', 24cm long	£100 - £200	£100	View
341	ROGER BROOKES, HEREFORDSHIRE: A CARVED WOOD AND HAND-PAINTED SEA TROUT on a light blue painted and bevelled backboard, with plaque inscribed 'Sea Trout, Sewin, wgt 9lb 1oz Henllys on the River Towy', with a signed label to the reverse 'This is an original wood carving…	£300 - £500	£800	View
342	TWO HAND-PAINTED BROWN TROUT mounted on oval pine boards, 28cm long (2) Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.	£50 - £100	£90	View
343	TAXIDERMY: A WALL MOUNTED SALMON by Jim Blair, 92cm long Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.	£50 - £100	£200	View
344	TAXIDERMY: A ROACH in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed case, with label to the back of the case inscribed 'Roach caught by S. Goulden at Pershore, August 11th 1901', (in the style of Cooper), 29cm x 45cm	£200 - £400	£200	View
345	TAXIDERMY: A PERCH by J. Cooper & Sons, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed case, with gilt inscription 'Perch 2lb 1oz. Caught by SB Taylor, Trentham Lake, February 24th 1918', 21cm x 48cm	£200 - £400	£550	View
346	TAXIDERMY: A ROACH by J. Cooper & Sons, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed case, with gilt inscription "Roach 1lb 15 3/4oz. Caught by J. Williams in Hereford 13th November 1948', 29cm x 50cm	£800 - £1,200	£850	View
347	TAXIDERMY: A RUDD by J. Cooper & Sons, London, in a glazed bow-fronted case, with gilt inscription 'Caught by A.H. Burrows at Frithville, September 19th 1921. 1lb 12 3/4oz', 29cm x 46cm	£200 - £400	£550	View
348	TAXIDERMY: A PIKE by J. Cooper & Sons, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow-fronted case with gilt inscription 'Pike 20lbs. Caught by E. Smith on 24th September 1943. Jolly Anglers Association',…	£800 - £1,200	£1,000	View
349	TAXIDERMY: A CHUB by A.J. Hall, Naturalist, Romford, Essex, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow front case, with a plaque inside the case 'Chub from the Dorset Stour, September 2004, 7lb 7oz', 26cm high x…	£100 - £200	£100	View
350	TAXIDERMY: A BROWN TROUT by J. Cooper & Sons, Radnor Street, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a bow fronted glazed case, the glass with gilt inscription 'Trout 3 1/4lb Caught in the Camborne Reservoir September…	£200 - £400	£180	View
351	TAXIDERMY: A BARBEL by A.W. Gamage Ltd, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow front case, 46cm high x 88cm wide	£500 - £1,000	-	View
352	TAXIDERMY: SIX DACE by WN Gibson, Naturalist, London, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow front case, with paper label inscribed "Dace caught at Whittlesford by F. Rumsey 1909. Weights 11oz, 10oz, 9 1/2oz, 9…	£500 - £1,000	£300	View
353	TAXIDERMY: A TENCH with an internal label stating ' Preserved by J. Cooper & Sons, 28 Radnor Street, St. Luke, London E.C., in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow front case, 32cm high x 60cm wide	£200 - £400	£190	View
354	TAXIDERMY: A RAINBOW TROUT by Sean Douglas, Taxidermy, Laverstock, Salisbury, in an aquatic setting, mounted in a glazed bow front case, the glass with gilt inscription 'Caught by E. Turner, White Sheet Farm, 22nd August 1996,…	£100 - £200	£100	View
354a	TAXIDERMY: A 19TH CENTURY CAIMAN 84cm long	£100 - £200	£100	View
354b	TAXIDERMY: A 19TH CENTURY CAIMAN displaying the entire outer body of the caiman as a flat, stretched-out hide, 112cm long	£100 - £200	£100	View
355	ANDREW GLASBY: A COLD PAINTED BRONZE 'LITTLE OWL' perched on a naturalistic bronzed wooden perch, limited edition 13/48, 20cm x 12cm	£200 - £400	£380	View
356	TAXIDERMY: A SNOWY OWL 19th century, sitting atop a rocky outcrop within a glass dome, total height 75cm	£500 - £1,000	£750	View
357	TAXIDERMY GROUP: A BARN OWL, TAWNY OWL, LITTLE OWL AND FINCHES in a naturalistic setting, mounted in a Victorian domed glass display case	£50 - £100	£180	View
358	A VICTORIAN CASED BARN OWL naturalistically posed on mossy outcrop, 35.5cm high x 33cm wide x 17cm deep	£30 - £50	£180	View

Total lots: 387

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