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Auction House:
Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Natural History
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Impressive pair of old African ivory elephant tusks, weighting approx 20 Kgs each. Approx 159 cm & 152 cm long (2) Imported with the current vendors family pre CITES. ***
*** Trophy bull moose head ***
*** Large African ivory tusk, 90 cm long, 18 cm girth ***
*** Taxidermy zebra head, approx 83 cm high, 40 cm wide, 80 cm deep ***
*** Pair of old African elephant ivory tusks. Length 91 cm each ***
*** An antique Islamic coco de mer shaped kashkul with elaborate carving, also called a beggars bowl, Collected Middle East, 1950's, approx 13 cm high, 27 cm long, 14 cm deep ***
*** Taxidermy elk head, approx 160 cm high, 110 cm wide, 100 cm deep ***
*** Antique Bengal tiger rug, van Ingen Mysore India (original skull), approx 280 cm long, 210 cm wide ***
*** Early 20th century Leopard pelt, on Regimental red felt backing, most likely for a Raj Officer, label is removed but for Van Ingen & Van ingen, approx 192 cm long ***
*** Rare and fine taxidermy dome of birds, attributed to James Gardner London. Height 62 cm ***
*** African zebra shoulder mount head ***
*** Lioness skull, mounted on shield board, Ex Des Barnes collection approx 25 cm x 20 cm x 27 cm. See photograph, taken 1960's ***
*** Antique cheetah skin rug. All claws are intact, never stepped on. 2 metre long ***
*** Large pair of clam shells, 97 cm and 96 cm wide ***
*** Large clam shell on stand, approx 60 cm high, 70 cm wide (including stand) ***
*** Leopard skin, acquired in the 1960s Mt. Kenya, Kenya ***
*** Taxidermy water buffalo head ***
*** Taxidermy peacock ***
*** Taxidermy deer head ***
*** Taxidermy cheetah skin ***
*** Leopard skin, acquired in the 1960s Mt. Kenya, Kenya ***
*** Large pair of clam shells, 72 cm & 75 cm (2) ***
*** Leopard skin, 2 metres long from head to tail ***
*** Pair of large clam shells, 85 cm & 88 cm (2) ***
*** Antique mahogany William IV adjustable arm chair, upholstered in zebra skin ***
*** Taxidermy deer head ***
*** Glass dome of butterflies, 58 cm high ***
*** Gemsbok mounted head ***
*** Large old clam shell, 90 cm wide ***
*** Large old sea turtle shell, 88 cm long, 69 cm wide ***
*** Three antique sea turtle shells. 37 cm to 45 cm long ***
*** Impala head ***
*** Zebra skin, mounted on felt. Ex Desmond Barnes Collection, approx 300 cm x 161 cm ***
*** Mounted tigers head, on wooden shield shaped board ***
*** Blesbok head ***
*** Springbok ***
*** Pronghorn head ***
*** Large clam shell ***
*** Fine taxidermy sea turtle ***
*** Taxidermy Impala head, approx 90 cm high, 39 cm wide, 50 cm deep ***
*** Taxidermy Whitetail deer, approx 150 cm high, 59 cm wide, 55 cm deep ***
*** Taxidermy Whitetail deer, approx 90 cm high, 40 cm wide, 56 cm deep ***
*** Finely carved cows head, polished horns, with fitted light, dragon and eagle motif, approx 44 cm high, 55 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** Eland mounted head ***
*** Blesbok head ***
*** Antique oval convex framed taxidermy pheasant, carved walnut frame, approx 97 cm high, 60 cm wide ***
*** Taxidermy Whitetail deer, approx 80 cm high, 40 cm wide, 64 cm deep ***
*** Large sword fish rostrum on mounted stand ***
*** Large exotic leopard taxidermied rug, approx 250 cm long ***
*** Taxidermy Pronghorn antelope head, approx 80 cm high, 34 cm wide, 53 cm deep ***
*** Taxidermy Pronghorn antelope head, approx 80 cm high, 36 cm wide, 50 cm deep ***
*** Old French large elk head on shield ***
*** Taxidermy whitetail deer head, approx 74 cm long ***
*** Rare example of a albino squirrel, in glass dome, 42 cm high ***
*** Taxidermied blesbok antelope head approx 49 cm in length ***
*** Large whale tooth, tabua, Fiji Islands. Carved sperm whale tooth and warm golden patina. Tabua were an important wealth and status object, often exchanged as gifts at weddings and other ceremonial occasions, length 16 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private… ***
*** Taxidermy zebra skin ***
*** Fallow deer head ***
*** An intricately carved buffalo skull featuring Hindi Buddha complete with polished horns, approx 76 cm high, 72 cm wide ***
*** Taxidermy Whitetail deer, approx 80 cm high, 47 cm wide, 47 cm deep ***
*** Taxidermied whitetail deer head on mount, approx 56 cm in length ***
*** Rare cased taxidermy birds, by James Gardner, Oxford St London (Queen Victoria's taxidermist) showing a pheasant to ground, finches, King Fisher & others, 98 cm. 56 cm ***
*** Set of antique early 19th century French 12 point antlers, with original skull section, engraved and dated 1831, mounted on ebonized board ***
*** Large taxidermied wall mounted elk head, approx 84 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied reedbuck antelope head, approx 65 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied bushbuck antelope head, approx 48 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied pronghorn antelope head, approx 55 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied mounted deer head, approx 63 cm long ***
*** Large clam shell on stand, approx 58 cm high, 72 cm wide (including stand) ***
*** Extinct Woolly Mammoth tooth, Pleistocene 150,000 + years old, Ex John Hawkins Antiques, 1.5 kg ***
*** Taxidermied whitetail deer head, length approx 74 cm ***
*** French Chevroi deer mounted on a shield ***
*** Antique taxidermy display of birds in glazed cabinet, approx 65 cm high, 85 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** Two Micronesian fighting swords. In good condition, one with sharks teeth and the other with shark bones. Approx. lengths 84.5 cm, 72 cm ***
*** Large clam shell on stand, approx 60 cm high, 65 cm wide ***
*** Antique French trophy 8 point antlers with skull section attached ***
*** Taxidermied mule deer head, approx 57 cm in length ***
*** Large clam shell, approx 62 cm ***
*** French Chevroi mounted on shield ***
*** Taxidermied pronghorn antelope head, mounted, approx 46 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied mule deer head, approx 53 cm in length ***
*** Taxidermied whitetail deer head approx 57 cm in length ***
*** French Chevroi mounted on shield ***
*** Taxidermy fox, dressed and wearing a bonnet, seated in a cane chair, 74 cm high ***
*** Three Swordfish rostrums on metal stands (3) ***
*** Decorative small terrarium with bleached coral and shells ***
*** An old whale's tooth, approx 15.5 cm long ***
*** Antique crocodile skull, approx 30 cm wide, 55 cm long ***
*** Fine antique 19th century tortoise shell and ivory slope top needle case, approx 6 cm high, 7 cm wide, 6 cm deep ***
*** Two swordfish rostrum on metal stands, each approx 96 cm high ***
*** Mounted ocelot pelt, frame size 139 cm x 70 cm ***
*** Antique Papua New Guinea dugong specimen ***
*** Antique 19th century French 8 point antlers with skull section in tact ***
*** Early cased English taxidermy fish, circa 1900s ***
*** Cased taxidermy owl, approx 32 cm high, 20 cm wide, 18 cm deep ***
*** Antique French 13 point antlers engraved to the skull piece Foret Drex, mounted to an oak back board, 77 cm high ***