Deer Antlers of The World - The Raymond & Annie Hutchison Collection

DEER ANTLERS OF THE WORLD THE RAYMOND & ANNIE HUTCHISON COLLECTION FRIDAY 18 JUNE 2021

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DEER ANTLERS OF THE WORLD THE RAYMOND AND ANNIE HUTCHISON COLLECTION

FRIDAY 18 JUNE 2021 AT 10.30AM AUCTION The Auction Centre, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG VIEWING Thursday 17 June 10.00am to 5.00pm Morning of sale from 8.00am

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Raymond John Hutchison 19th November 1944 – 1st November 2015 From childhood, Ray had an interest in the natural world and in particular wildlife. His antler collection was sparked when, as a young boy around seven years old, he saw a picture of a Scottish red deer in a Ladybird book. Living on the Essex coast he could not believe that such animals existed. He pestered his father with all sorts of questions, neither knowing that he was already hooked for life.

Shortly after, Ray was taken to an auction by his father where a very small pair of red deer antlers and a pair of fallow deer antlers were for sale. Desperate to own the antlers, Ray pestered his father but was told gruffly that he was not going to waste his money. However, to Ray’s delight his father bid for them and by the end of the auction he was the proud owner of his first sets of antlers.

Ray’s early interest in antlers grew into a passion for deer. As he grew older, he pursued deer and antlers worldwide, travelling to America, Canada, Alaska, New Zealand, and Australia.

North America and its wildlife held a particular fascination, and he spent ten years living and hunting there, mostly with a camera. He loved the solitude and silence of the Rocky Mountains, and he always remembered the creaking of the ice in the Alaskan wilderness. Ray admired the way the US looked after their wildlife and their conservation programmes, and he became a lifetime member of the Boone and Crocket Club and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, maintaining a keen interest in all their activities. Closer to home, Ray held a deep love for the Scottish Highlands and felt a constant pull to return to their elegiac beauty.

Ray continually added to his collection; his ambition was to represent every species of deer in the world, hence the name he gave to the collection – Deer Antlers of the World. Ray and I married in January 1979, and the collection continued to grow as we travelled around, spotting antlers in antiques shops, auctions, car boot sales, and making contacts at zoos and wildlife parks. Great pride was taken in the collection, especially the famous heads such as the World Record Class North American Wapiti taken by John Guille Millais (lot 108), the North American Moose from the collection of Sir Edmund Loder (lot 86) and the Alaskan Moose from the Duke of Westminster Collection (lot 23), all exquisite examples of very sought-after trophies. The excitement of obtaining a special head or pair of antlers is unsurpassed; each head telling a story of a life well-lived.

The collection was housed in a purpose-built lodge in woodland, nestled in our beloved Shropshire Hills. A large collection of rhododendrons grow nearby, some of which were discovered by the great hunters, plantsmen and friends John Guille Millais and Sir Edmund Loder, a fascinating connection. We also had our own small herd of red deer, which gave Ray hours of pleasure.

Ray was multi-talented and skilled in creating wood carvings, furniture and oil paintings. Indeed, he made or restored all the shields in his collection. He was employed by Lord Weinstock on his Estate for thirty years, working as the Estate Manager as well as restoring antiques and works of art. The position enabled him to spend a great deal of time in the countryside with the wildlife and deer he loved.

Artist, craftsman, plantsman and leader of men, Ray had a puckish sense of humour. He was much loved and cherished by family and friends and is sadly missed.

Annie Hutchison

With special thanks to Drew Bain for his assistance with this catalogue.

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1 Antlers/Horns: European Reindeer Antlers (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), circa 20th century, adult bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 18 points (9+9), widest spread 36”, height 26-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, another set of small Reindeer Cow antlers on cut upper skull cap, 12 points (6+6), widest spread 13-½”, height 17”, mounted upon a Peter Spicer style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, together with two shed antlers (4)

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Antlers/Horns: Manchurian & Japanese Sika Deer (Cervus nippon mantchuricus / Cervus nippon), large adult Manchurian Sika deer antlers on upper skull, 8 points (4+4), widest spread 21-½”, adult Japanese Sika deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 8 points (4+4), widest spread 14”, another set of Japanese Sika deer antlers on upper skull, 8 points (4+4), widest spread 17-¼”, all mounted upon shaped oak shields, each bearing identification plaques (3)

£200-300

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Antlers/Horns: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), North America, large adult stag antlers on upper skull, 11 points (5+6), widest spread 27”, mounted upon an Edward Gerrard style shaped shield, bearing identification plaques, together with two cast antlers (3)

Antlers/Horns: Javan Rusa Deer & Borneo Sambar Deer (Rusa timorensis / Cervus rusicolor), adult stag Javan Rusa deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 18-¼”, Provenance: Ex. Sir E. Loder, Collection, together with a set of adult stag Borneo Sambar deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 4 points (2+2), widest spread 17-¼”, each mounted upon a shaped oak shield, each bearing identification plaques (2)

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5 Antlers/Horns: Carpathian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus montanus), dated Sept 26th 1962, Babeasa Romanian Carpathia, Crimean Peninsula Russia, Rowland Ward Record Class, very large adult Monarch stag antlers on upper skull, 16 points (8+8), widest spread 42- 3⁄8”, height 58-¾”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, recorded in Rowland Ward’s Records of Big Game, Vol 2 - 2002

£350-450

6 Antlers/Horns: Hungarian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), circa 20th century, large adult stag antlers on cut upper frontlet, 15 points (7+8), widest spread 45-½”, height 43-¾”, mounted upon a narrow shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tenants Auctioneers, “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 21 July 2006, lot 53

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Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), Thetford, Norfolk, adult Monarch stag antlers on cut upper skull, 18 points (9+9), widest spread 39-½”, height 42”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: South Georgia Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), circa early 20th century, South Georgia, adult bull antlers on upper skull, 18 points (9+9), widest spread 37-½”, height 34”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Ex. Sir Edmund Loder Collection Reindeer in South Georgia are an example of an animal which has been introduced outside its native range.

The reindeer, a species of deer adapted to arctic and subarctic climates, was introduced to the subantarctic island of South Georgia by Norwegian whalers in the early 20th century. The reason for the introduction was to provide both recreational hunting and fresh meat for the numerous people working in the whaling industry on the island at the time. Since then, with the end of the whaling industry, and in the absence of a permanently resident population, the reindeer population, in two geographically separated wild herds, increased to the point where their presence was causing environmental damage and led to a decision to eradicate them.

£250-350

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9 Antlers/Horns: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), North America, a very large set of adult bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 14 points (6+8), widest spread 43”, height 52-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£350-450

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Antlers/Horns: Roosevelt Wapiti (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), dated 1902, Quatsino, North Vancouver Island, British Colombia, Canada, large adult bull antlers on cut upper frontlet, 15 points (7+8), widest spread 40”, height 41-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque 9

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Antlers/Horns: Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor unicolor), circa early 20th century, Dunbar, India, taken by Captain J. Brandar, large adult male antlers on cut upper frontlet, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 33”, height 32”, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), 20th century, impressive adult Monarch stag antlers on cut upper skull, 26 points (13+13), widest spread 50”, height 50”, mounted upon a carved Austro-German style oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Annie recalls - “We bought this set of antlers in a Boscombe second hand shop when Ray and i were first together and living in Sway in the New Forest. My mother and father came to stay, Grandad Jock and Granny, no chair was in the room to hang their clothes on, Grandad Jock decided the Sambar was a suitable substitute”.

£200-300

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13 Antlers/Horns: European Moose (Alces alces alces), 20th century, Norway, large adult bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 17 points (9+8), widest spread 53-½”, height 33”, with attached porcelain tag numbered - 711, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaques Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Aldridge Collection of Big Game Trophies”, 22 November 2007, lot 967

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Antlers/Horns: North American Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caboti), circa 1879, shot by an Eskimo - North East Coast, Labrador, Canada, large adult bull antlers on cut upper skull, 33 points (19+14), widest spread 46”, height 56-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 775, ex J G Millais Collection

£400-500 All lots subject to a buyer’s premium of 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%

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16 Antlers/Horns: Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus), circa 1890-1900, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 10 points (5+5), widest spread 26”, height 17”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

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15 Antlers/Horns: Hangul or Kashmir Deer (Cervus elaphus hanglu), dated 1926, Kashmir, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 11 points (5+6), widest spread 38-¼”, height 38”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, with complete lower jaw, bearing identification plaque, previously mounted as a full shoulder mount

With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599998/01

£200-300

Provenance: Tennants Fine Art auction, 22 March 2012, lot 1123, taken by Lieutenant B.J. Haworth R.A.S.C, Kashmir 1926 With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599998/02

£200-300

18 Antlers/Horns: Persian Fallow Deer (Dama dama mesopotamica), adult buck antlers on upper skull, widest spread 24-¼”, height 27”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 600000/01

£400-600

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Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), dated 1985, Howlett and Port Lympne Estates, Kent, UK, a very large set of adult bull antlers on upper skull, 17 points (8+9), widest spread 54”, height 56”, mounted upon a narrow shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Annie recalls - “These antlers were acquired from a park in Kent where Wapiti were bred and kept, we had a lovely day with Mr Lockyer visiting the park, he gave us this set of superb antlers, and a few months later he gave us the colour photograph to accompany the mount. It was a wonderful day and we enjoyed it thoroughly, they no longer keep Wapiti within the park as they become too dangerous when in the rut”.

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19 Antlers/Horns: Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas), dated September 1974, Alaska Range, Moose Lake, Maike, very large adult male bull antlers on painted metal skull cap, 26 points (11+15), widest spread 71-½”, height 41”, mounted upon a carved oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£550-650

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21 Antlers/Horns: Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus), dated 1970, Brazil, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 11 points (5+6), widest spread 19-½””, height 19-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: Alaska Yukon Moose (Alces alces gigas), circa late 20th century, Sustina River, Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, taken by Raymond Hutchison & J.M. Lambert, very large adult male bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 29 points (14+15), widest spread 60-½”, height 44-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£300-400

Provenance: Tennants Fine Art Auction, 2 April 2009, lot 1083 With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no.

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£250-350

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22 Antlers/Horns: Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii), 20th century, Burma, adult stag antlers on cut full upper skull, 22 points (11+11), widest spread 28-½”, height 28”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599968/01

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23 Antlers/Horns: Alaskan Yukon Moose (Alces alces gigas), circa 1869, Yukon River, Alaska, ex Duke of Westminster Collection, monumental adult bull horns on painted oak cut upper skull, 37 points (20+17), widest spread 72”, height 49”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield with gilt highlight, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 849. The Gold inlay around the shield indicates this specimen was shot by Royalty.

Annie recalls - “This was a very sought-after head, so this made for an exciting auction”.

£3000-4000

24 Antlers/Horns: European Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), Gold Medal Class of Danmarks Jaeger Forbund, Gold Medal of International Safari Club, 194.8 C.I.C. Points, Shot by Jurgen Josch, large well formed adult buck antlers on cut upper skull, widest spread 32-¼”, height 32”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Jurgen Josch Collection

£120-180

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Deer Interest: Lydekker (Richard).

“The Deer of all Lands”. A History of the Family Cervidae Living and Extinct, 1st edition, London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1898, 24 hand-coloured lithographic plates

by J. Smit, copy signed by Rowland Ward, numbered 30 - of 500 copies (1)

Deer Interest: Ward Rowland, “Records of Big Game”, Published by Rowland Ward Limited, Second Edition, 1896, rebound in leather, Fourth Edition, 1903, Ninth Edition, 1928, Sportsman’s Handbook, Fourteenth edition, 1998 (4)

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Antlers/Horns: Giant Muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis), Vietnam, adult buck antlers on cut upper frontlet, right antler 8-¼”, left antler 8”, tip to tip 4-¼”, height 19-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: European Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), dated 04th October 1951, Dyrehaven, Klampenborg, Denmark, large well formed adult buck antlers on cut upper skull cap, widest spread 32”, height 24-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£100-150

With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no.

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£300-400

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29 Antlers/Horns: A Collection of Wiltshire Roebuck Antlers (Capreolus capreolus), a large set of adult buck antlers on complete skull, heavily pearled, a set of adult buck antlers on cut upper frontlet, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Bowden Park Estate, Wiltshire, another set similar, bearing identification plaque, a juvenile upper frontlet, and a large set of adult buck antlers on cut upper skull cap (5)

£150-250

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30 Skulls/Anatomy: Forest Musk Deer & Tufted Deer (Moshus mochiferus / Elaphodus cephalophus), a Forest Musk deer adult skull, skull size 5-¼”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, together with a complete adult Tufted Deer skull, skull size 7-½” (2)

£400-600

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Skulls/Anatomy: Chinese Water Deer & Chinese Forest Musk Deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis / Moshus bezezovskii yanguiensis), a Chinese Water deer adult full skull, skull size 5-¾”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, CIC, Gold Medal Score 214 points, owner, Mr R. J. Hutchison, 2007, together with a Chinese Forest deer adult full skull, skull size 6”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2)

£350-450

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Deer Interest: Ward Rowland, “Records of Big Game”, Published by Rowland Ward Limited 2010, Volume I & II, Twenty Eighth Edition, Collectors Editions, 150 copies produced, numbered - 116 (2)

Antlers/Horns: Shou Deer (Cervus elaphus wallichi), Southern Tibetan Highlands & Bhutan, large adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 12 points (6+6), widest spread 47-¾”, height 35”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£500-700

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34 Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), circa 20th century, Stoney Lake, British Columbia, Canada, a monumental adult bull shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 13 points (7+6), right antler 54- 2⁄8”, left antler 54- 7⁄8”, widest spread 52”, inside spread 47-1⁄8”, from the wall 48-½”, height 74”, mounted upon a large high quality shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque. Professionally mounted by Stuart Jefferies, Taxidermy, Scotland, shield and fittings by Raymond Hutchison Annie recalls - “This was taken by Ray on one of his hunting trips to Canada, he loved Canada and British Columbia and always remembered the solitude and the wildness of the mountains.

Ray said it was dangerous to achieve a dream so never wanted to finish the collection. When mounting the labels on the shields, he only put three screws into this label to ensure the collection was never completely finished”.

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£2500-3500

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35 Deer Interest: Baillie-Grohman (W.A.) Sport in the Alps, 1896 1st ed, plts, orig. cl. gt; Whitehead (G.K.) The Deerstalking Grounds of Great Britain and Ireland, 1960, b/w plts, dw; with Peter Spicer and Sons, Spicer’s Stalking Records, n.d., tipped-in b/w plts, orig. dec. paper bd.s (worn) (3)

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36 Antlers/Horns: European Fallow Deer Antlers (Cervus dama dama), circa 1891, Petworth, Sussex, adult buck antlers on cut upper skull cap, widest spread 33”, height 24”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, another set of adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, widest spread 29-¼”, height 24”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, both taken by J.G. Millais, Petworth Park, Sussex (2)

£200-300

37 Antlers/Horns: Russian Elk (Alces alces cameloides), young adult bull antlers on cut upper frontlet, 8 points (5+3), widest spread 45”, height 25”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield (rear of skull lacking), another set of young adult bull antlers (abnormal), on cut upper frontlet, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, both bearing identification plaques, together with a single cast Elk antler, 3 points (3)

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38 Antlers/Horns: Mule Deer & Keys Deer, North America, adult Mule Deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 15 points (7+8), widest spread 29-½”, Keys Deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 11 points (6+5), widest spread 15”, both mounted upon Rowland Ward style shaped oak shields, both bearing identification plaques (2) Annie recalls - “The Florida Keys are a stretch of Islands which were flooded and the deer were rescued in the 1950s, and thus saved from extinction”.

£150-250

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39 Antlers/Horns: Formosan & Keramae Sika Deer (Cervus taiovanus / Cervus nippon kera mae), Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 10 points (5+5), widest spread 25-¾”, height 29-½”, mounted upon an Edward Gerrard style oak shield, bearing identification plaque, together with a Keramae Sika, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 9 points (5+4), widest spread 9-¾”, height 20-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2)

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40 Deer Interest: “British Deer Heads” - An Illustrated Records of the Exhibition Organised by “Country Life”, and held at The Royal Watercolour Society’s Gallery June 26th to July 10th 1913” edited by Harold Frank Wallis, published by Country Life 1913, limited edition 348 of 600, “Deer Breeding For Fine Heads”, by Walter Winans, F.Z.S, published by Rowland Ward, 1913 (2)

£70-100

41 Antlers/Horns: Hungarian Red Deer Cast Antlers (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), a large pair of adult Imperial stag cast antlers, 14 points (8+6), right antler 11 points 33-½”, left antler 7 points 37-½” 41

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Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 21 July 2006

£100-150 All lots subject to a buyer’s premium of 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%

42 Deer Interest: Boone & Crockett Club, “Records of North American Big Game”, Records of North American Big Game - editions - 7th / 8th / 9th / 10th / 11th / 12th / 13th /, “Big Game Awards” -editions 18th / 19th / 20th / 24th / 25th /, “Records of North American Big Game” a re-print of the original 1932 printing is limited to 1000 copies (1988), “North American Big Game” 1971, “How to Measure and Score Big-Game Trophies” Grancel Fitz, 1977, “Antlers A Guide to Collecting, Scoring, Mounting, and Carving” Dennis Walrod, 2005 (qty)

£100-150

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43 Antlers/Horns: White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), circa 1890-1900, by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, Gold Medal Class, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 12 points, widest spread 28”, height 19-½”, mounted upon a replacement Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, with “RW” gouge to verso, bearing identification plaque, with attached Gold coloured medal Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, part lot 754, ex. Sir Edmund Loder Collection

£200-300

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44 Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), circa 1964, Crimean Peninsula, Russia, Gold Medal of International Safari Club, taken by Jurgen Josch, 12kg, 226 C.I.C, length 46½ inches, adult Imperial stag antlers on upper skull, 14 points (7+7), widest spread 42-½”, height 56-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Fine Art auction, 5 July 2007, lot 833. Shot

by Jurgen Josch on his 30th birthday, 27th September 1964, in the Crimean Peninsula, Russia, in the former hunting area of the Russian Czars. Further details of this specimen appear in Jurgen Josch’s book, Hirschfieber, pages 63-73.

£350-450

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45 Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), dated 1966, a monumental adult bull shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 14 points (7+7), right antler 52-½”, left antler 52”, widest spread 52-½”, inside spread 41-¾”, from the wall 43”, height 80-½”, mounted upon a large high quality shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque. Professionally mounted

by Stuart Jefferies, Taxidermy, Scotland, shield and fittings by Raymond Hutchison Annie recalls - “We had this specimen taxidermied purely because we both liked it”.

£2500-3500

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46 Antlers/Horns: European Roebuck (Capreolus capreolus), Scotland, large adult buck antlers on upper skull, by Peter Spicer & Son’s, Taxidermy, Leamington, tip to tip 8-¾”, mounted upon a typical shaped shield, bearing identification plaque “Gask, Perthshire, 1886”, another large set of adult buck antlers on upper skull, by Rowland Ward, 166 Piccadilly, London, mounted upon a typical original shield, with RW gouge to verso, bearing identification plaque “Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Oct 1890, shot by Sir John Millias”, ex Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 739, Provenance: Ex. Sir Edmund Loder Collection (2)

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47 Antlers/Horns: Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer), dated 1911, Uruguay, South America, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 6 points (3+3), right antler 8-¼”, left antler 8-½”, tip to tip 5-½”, widest spread 7”, height 4-¾”, mounted upon a Peter Spicer style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Ex - Lot 1251, Tennants Auction 22nd March 2012, together with a set of Brown Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubria), Peru, adult male antlers on cut upper frontlet, right antler 3-½”, left antler 3-½”, tip to tip 2-¼”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Provenance Ex Sir Edmund Loder Collection, another Red Brocket Deer (Mazama americana), South America, adult male antlers on cut upper frontlet, right antler 2-¾”, left antler 2-¾”, tip to tip 2-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (3) With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no.

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£200-300

48 Antlers/Horns: European Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), dated 1980, Boldre Wood, New Forest, Hampshire, well-formed adult buck antlers on cut upper skull cap, widest spread 26”, height 24”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Annie recalls “We bought this head from the butcher in the town of Lyndhurst when we lived in the New Forest, we visited the butcher to buy venison sausages. Ray used to tell him that he didn’t really want the sausages but yearned for the antlers in the shop!. After frequenting the shop on many occasions the butcher finally gave in and said you can have the bl__dy antlers!. These are the same antlers Nigel Grist, a dear friend carried up to the grave after Ray passed away, placed on the coffin and brought them home again, so they made a farewell to Ray on his final journey”.

£120-180

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49 Antlers/Horns: Javan Rusa Deer & Moluccan Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis rusa), & (Cervus timorensis moluccensis), 20th century, Javan Rusa stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), tip to tip 14”, widest spread 22”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Moluccan Rusa stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), tip to tip 19”, widest spread 24-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2) Provenance: both examples Ex. Sir Edmund Loder Collection

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Antlers/Horns: Hog Deer & Calamanian Deer (Axis porcinus porcinus / Axis calamianensis), a set of adult male Hog deer antlers on cut upper skull, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 20-½”, height 22-¼”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Provenance: John Willet’s deer park Somerset, a set of adult male Calamanian deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 4 points (2+2), widest spread 7-½”, height 23-¼”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, a pair of young adult male Hog deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 9-¾”, height 15-¾”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, together with a pair of cast Hog deer antlers (5)

Antlers/Horns: Scottish Red Deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus), dated 2003, Ardnave, Loch Gruinart, Islay, adult Royal stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 12 points (6+6), widest spread 34-½”, height 32”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, together with another set of adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, dated 1962, picked up in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 points (4+4), widest spread 27”, height 34”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaques (2) Annie recalls -”Ray found the Sutherland antlers while out walking, he loved the solitude of Scotland and always yearned to return whenever possible”.

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52 Antlers/Horns: Abnormal Mule Deer & White-Tailed Deer, North America, large abnormal Mule deer stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, widest spread 26”, together with a set of adult White-tailed deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 11 points (5+6), widest spread 17-½”, each mounted upon a shaped oak shield, both bearing identification plaques (2)

£150-250

53 Deer Interest: Ward Rowland, “Records of Big Game”, Published by Rowland Ward Limited, Twenty Fourth Edition numbered - 827 of 1000 copies, 1995, Twenty Sixth Edition Volume II, numbered 1224 of 1500 copies, 2002, Twenty Seventh Edition Volume II, numbered 149 of 1500 copies, 2006 (3)

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54 Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), a large set of adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 23 points (11+12), widest spread 50”, height 34”.

£120-180

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55 Deer Interest: A large Quantity of “The Deer Society Magazines”, approximately 200 magazine issues of “The Deer Society Magazine”, the majority contained within Green leather-bound albums (qty)

£80-120

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56 Hides/Skins: Red Deer & Fallow Deer Tanned Hides, modern, three professionally tanned Fallow deer hides, - hide (1) -width across the centre 36” by 37”, hide (2) - width across centre 28” by 37”, hide (3) - width across centre 34” by 41”, Red deer hide - width across centre 45” by 49” (4)

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£80-120

57 Deer Interest: A Large Selection of Books Relating to Moose, Elk, Big Game, and Deer Species in North America, to include - Ecology and Management of the North American Moose, Buffalo Nation, North American Elk, The Nature of the Caribou, Elk of North America, Moose, The World of the American Elk, The World of the Moose, A Whitetail Retrospective, Hunting Big-Game Trophies in North America, The Real Rudolph, The Elk of North America, An American Crusade for Wildlife, The North American Buffalo, Big Game of North America, The Deer of North America, The Moose Book, etc (25)

£80-120

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58 Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), Early Warnham Park Head, large adult park deer stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 26 points (12+14), widest spread 36-½”, height 35-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£400-500

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60 Antlers/Horns: A Matched Pair of White-Lipped or Thorold’s Deer Antlers (Cervus albirostris), collected 1991, cast right antler - 5 points, 34-½”, cast left antler - 5 points, 39-¾” Provenance: Ex “Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, bought within Tennants Fine Art auction, 22 March 2012.

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£250-350

59 Taxidermy: Axis Deer or Chital (Axis axis), circa 2000, high quality adult male shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the left, 9 points (4+5), right antler 31-¾”, left antler 31-½”, from the wall 23-½”, widest spread 18-¼”, height 47-½” Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, Sporting, Fishing & Taxidermy Sale 17th May 2013, lot 527

£350-450

62 Taxidermy: Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus muntjak), modern,

by Colin Dunton, Taxidermy, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a high quality adult male shoulder mount looking straight ahead, from the wall 29cm, height 48cm

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61 Antlers/Horns: Peruvian Huemul or Guemal Deer (Hippocamelus antisensis), South America, adult stag antlers on cut skull cap, 4 points (2+2), right antler 10-½”, left antler 11”, tip to tip 8”, height 14”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Henrijean Big Game Trophy Collection”, 17 July 2008, lot 924 previously mounted as a shoulder mount.

With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599978/01

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63 Deer Interest: “The Big Game of Asia and North America”, limited edition, No. 517/600, in full leather binding (1)

£80-120

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Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer Cast Antlers (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), a large pair of adult Monarch stag cast antlers, 25 points (13+12), right antler 13 points 34”, left antler 12 points 35-½”

Deer Interest: Whitehead. G. Kenneth, “Hunting & Deer Stalking throughout the World”, hardback copy, 1982, “Hunting & Deer Stalking Deer in Britain through the ages”, hardback copy, 1980, “Hunting & Deer Stalking throughout the World”, hardback copy, 1982, “The Deer of Great Britain and Ireland”, hardback copy, 1964, “Half a Century of Scottish Deer Stalking”, hardback copy, 1996, “Deer and Their Management”, hardback copy, 1950 (6)

£150-200

£70-100

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66 Antlers/Horns: Giant Muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis), Vietnam, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, right antler 6-¾”, left antler 6-½”, tip to tip 3-¼”, height 12-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599995/02

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Antlers/Horns: Newfoundland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus goenlandicus), circa early 20th century, large impressive adult bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 37 points (20+17), widest spread 36”, height 44-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: Hungarian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), circa 20th century, Hungary, large adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 26 points (12+14), widest spread 36-½”, height 35-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£300-400

Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 26 July 2006, lot 55

£400-500

70 Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), 20th century, Warnham park, Sussex, impressive adult stag antlers on upper skull, 19 points (11+8), widest spread 41”, height 46-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Annie recalls -”We purchased this mount from Warnham Deer Park Sussex”.

£400-500

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69 Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), 20th century, impressive adult Monarch stag antlers on cut upper skull, 26 points (13+13), widest spread 44-¾”, height 44-½”, mounted upon a carved Austro-German style oak shield, bearing identification plaque

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71 Antlers/Horns: Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor unicolor), dated October 1928, taken by G.D. Moore, East Kandesh, India, Dunbar, India, large adult male antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 34”, height 44-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£200-300

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Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), dated 1885, North Vancouver Island, B. C. Canada, a very large set of adult bull antlers on cut upper skull cap, 17 points (8+9), widest spread 51”, height 49-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 21 July 2006, lot 162 Annie recalls - “Ray negotiated the purchase of this head for me after the sale as I liked it so much, I must say I was thrilled”

£350-450

74 Antlers/Horns: Thorold’s or White-Lipped Deer (Cervus arbirostris), date 1988, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull, 10 points (5+5), widest spread 38-½”, height 49”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

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73 Antlers/Horns: Swamp Deer or Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii), South West Nepal, Northern India, adult stag antlers on cut upper frontlet, 12 points (6+6), widest spread 28-¾”, height 29-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599968/02

£200-300

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75 Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), Austria, a large set of adult stag antlers on cut upper skull, 25 points (12+13), widest spread 55-½”, height 41”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Fine Art Auction, 22 November 2007, lot 923

£350-450

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76 Deer Interest: “The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou”, Dugmore. Radclyffe.

A, hardback, “The Antelope and Deer of North America”, Caton, John Dean, second edition, 1877, hardback, “Big Game Shooting Records”, Barclay, Edgar N, 1932, hardback, “Sport and Life in Western America and British Columbia”, Baillie-Grohman, second edition 1907, hardback, “Catalogue of Indian Big Game”, Lydekker, R, F.R.S, 1913, hardback (5)

£70-100

77 Antlers/Horns: A Collection of Javan & Common Muntjac Deer, two sets of adult male Javan Muntjac antlers on cut upper skull caps, mounted upon identical Rowland Ward style shaped oak shields, both bearing identification plaques, together with three Common Muntjac complete adult skulls, and a set of adult antlers on shield, bearing identification plaque (6)

£100-150

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78 Taxidermy: Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis), modern, a high quality male shoulder mount looking slightly to the left, 30.5cm from the wall, 43cm high

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79 Antlers/Horns: A Collection Roebuck Antlers, a large set of adult Siberian Roebuck antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), right antler 15”, left antler 15-½”, tip to tip 11-½”, widest spread 13”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped shield, another set of adult Siberian Roebuck antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), left antler 15”, right antler 14-¾”, tip to tip 8-½”, widest spread 10-¾”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped shield, a set of large adult Chinese Roebuck antlers on cut upper skull cap, 7 points (3+4), right antler 12”, left antler 12”, tip to tip 13-¼”, widest spread 13-½”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, a set of large adult European Roebuck antlers on cut upper skull cap, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, all bearing identification plaques (4)

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80 Shields: Twelve Various Oak Mounting Shields, modern, twelve hand crafted oak mounting shields in the Rowland Ward style (2) examples width 13”, height 18-¼” (5) - examples width 8-½”, height 11-½” (4) examples width 4-½”, height 6-¾” (1) - examples width 5”, height 6”-¾” (12)

£70-100

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81 Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer Cast Antlers (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), Warnham Deer Park, Sussex, a large pair of adult Monarch stag cast antlers, 18 points (11+7), right antler 11 points 33-½”, left antler 7 points 37-½”

£120-180

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Deer Interest: A Selection of Books Relating to Game Trophy Hunting, Deer, and other Game Animals, to include Safari Club International Record Book of Animals - editions - 1st / 2nd / 4th, The Great and Small Game of India, Burma and Tibet, The Patagonian Huemul, Communications and Expression in Hoofed Mammals, The Clever Coyote, The World of the Wolf, Grizzly Country, Big Game Shooting Records, The Deer and the Tiger, Great New Zealand Deer Heads Volume III, Australian Antlered Game Exhibition, The Red Stags of Rakaia, The Golden Years of Hunting, European Ungulates, Highland Stag of Otago, Wapiti of New Zealand, A Hunting Guide, Big Game Hunting in New Zealand, The Wolf, Recording Big Game Trophies by Symmetrical Size, etc (27)

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83 Antlers/Horns: Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii), 20th century, Burma, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 22 points (11+11), widest spread 33-¼”, height 23”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599968/04

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84 Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), circa 1891, Montana, USA, Rowland Ward Record Class, a monumental adult stag shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 16 points (8+8), Length 57”, Circum 7-1⁄8”, Outside Spread 61”, Inside Spread 49-½”, Tip to Tip 53”, from the wall 49- ¼”, height 78-¼”, mounted upon a large high quality shaped oak shield Provenance: Ex. Sir Edmund Loder Collection. Previously purchased as antlers on shield, converted to a shoulder mount by Stuart Jefferies taxidermy Scotland, shield and fittings by Raymond Hutchison Annie recalls - “We bought this head from a man in Penrith Cumbria, he said we were welcome to go back and look at it as often as we liked, it took some considerable time to persuade him to let it go, but we feel he liked us enough to become the new custodians of it in the end”.

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Antlers/Horns: Giant Muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis), Vietnam, Brought back from the Discovery Expedition 1992-1994, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, right antler 8-½”, left antler 8-½”, tip to tip 4-¾”, height 14”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: North American Moose (Alces alces), circa late 19th century, Alaska, very large adult male bull antlers on painted carved oak upper skull, a section of skull bone remains within, 34 points (17+17), widest spread 71-½”, height 45-¼”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

Antlers/Horns: Mongolian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus sibiricus), very large adult stag antlers on upper skull, 18 points (8+10), widest spread 63-¾”, height 63”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599995/03

Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 850, ex Sir E Loder Collection, previously mounted as a shoulder mount.

£350-450

Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 26 July 2006, lot 80

£400-500

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Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), dated August 28th 1964, Devon & Somerset Stag Hounds, Imperial adult stag antlers on cut upper frontlet, 14 points (7+7), widest spread 28-½”, height 30-¼”, mounted upon a shaped blonde oak shield, bearing text to frontlet “QSH, found Galswell Thicket, Killed Awdersfield, Aug 28th 1964, 2-½hrs”.

Antlers/Horns: Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer), Argentina, South America, adult stag antlers on cut upper frontlet/skull, 7 points (3+4), right antler 14”, left antler 14-¾”, tip to tip 10-¾”, widest spread 12”, height 19”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£80-120

Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 815, ex Sir Edmund Loder Collection With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 599968/03

£250-350

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Antlers/Horns: Central European Red Deer Cast Antlers (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), Warnham Deer Park, Sussex, a large pair of adult stag cast antlers, 21 points (9+12), right antler 9 points 31-½”, left antler 12 points 31”

£120-180

90 Antlers/Horns: Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas), dated September 26th 1964, Stikine River, British Columbia, very large adult male bull horns on cut upper skull, 31 points (13+18), widest spread 60”, height 42”, mounted upon a carved shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque

£300-400

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92 Antlers/Horns: A Pair of Persian Fallow Deer Antlers (Dama dama mesopotamica), a pair of loose adult antlers, one antler 17”, the other 16” (2)

£200-300

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Deer Interest: Boone & Crockett Club, “Records of North American Elk and Mule Deer” 1st edition 1991, paperback copy, “Records of North American Elk and Mule Deer” 2nd edition 1996, hardback copy, “Records of North American Caribou & Moose” first edition 1997, hardback copy, “Records of North American Mule Deer” first edition 2009, paperback copy, “Records of North American Elk” first edition 2009, paperback copy, “Records of North American Whitetail Deer “ fourth edition, 2003, paperback copy (6)

Deer Interest: A Large Selection of Books Relating to Deer of Europe and the World, to include - The Roedeer, The Chase of the Wild Red Deer, Red Deer, Farm Live Stock of Great Britain, The Sika, Fallow Deer, Management and Diseases of Deer, Deer, Deer Parks & Deer, Deer of the World, The Deer Managers Companion, The Red Deer, The Sika Hunters, Trees and Deer, A Life for Deer, Deer: Law & Liabilities, A Highland Deer Herd and its Habitat, Deer Management, The Royal Stags of Windsor, The Deer Hunters Illustrated Dictionary, Practical Deer Stalking, Following the Roe, Deer Antlers Regeneration, Function and Evolution, Deer Stalking and Management, etc (27)

£70-100

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Antlers/Horns: Colombian Blacktail, Mule & Coues Deer, North America & Canada, adult Colombian Blacktail antlers on cut upper skull cap, 10 points (5+5), widest spread 23-¾”, adult Mule Deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 11 points (5+6), widest spread 28”, adult Coues Deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 12 points (6+6), widest spread 21-¼”, all mounted upon shaped oak shields, all bearing identification plaques (3)

Antlers/Horns: White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), North America, adult antlers on cut upper skull cap, 8 points (4+4), widest spread 15”, another set on cut upper skull cap, 12 points (7+5), widest spread 21-½”, Provenance: Ex. Sir E. Loder Collection, both mounted upon Rowland Ward style shaped oak shields, both bearing identification plaques (2)

£150-250

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97 Antlers/Horns: Malay & Ceylon Sambar (Cervus rusicolor hainana / Cervus rusa unicolor unicolor), 20th century, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 19”, height 38”, mounted upon a narrow shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, another Ceylon Sambar, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 35-¼”, height 30”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2)

£180-280

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98 Antlers/Horns: Javan Rusa Deer & Malay Sambar Deer (Cervus hippelaphus typicus / Cervus rusicolor hainana), adult stag Javan Rusa deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, Jang Plateau, Java, dated 1934, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 23-¼”, height 36-½”, tip to tip 21”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, together with a set of adult stag Malay Sambar deer antlers on cut upper skull cap, 6 points (3+3), widest spread 18-¼”, height 23”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2)

£100-150

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99 Antlers/Horns: Chital or Axis Deer (Axis axis), Peninsula, India, adult stag antlers on upper skull, 12 points (7+5), widest spread 24-½”, height 32-¼”, mounted upon an Edward Gerrard style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, another set of adult stag antlers on full upper skull including complete lower jaw, Dehra Dun, Utter Pradesh, 1913, India, 7 points (4+3), widest spread 26-¼”, height 33-½”, mounted upon an Edward Gerrard style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque (2)

£180-280

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101 Antlers/Horns: Schomburgk’s Deer (Cervus schomburgki), Extinct circa 1931, antlers and pedicles on partly cast skull, greatest spread 73cm, tip to tip 41cm, number of tines, right 6, left 7, length of main bead, right 70cm, left 74cm, circumference of main beam, right 11.5cm, left 12cm, length of brow tine, right 41cm, left 41cm, mounted upon a carved oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Henrijean Big Game Trophy Collection”, 17 July 2008, lot 926 Annie recalls - “The last existing wild herd were driven into a swimming pool and shot”.

£3000-4000

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100 Antlers/Horns: Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer), dated 1910, South America, adult male antlers on upper skull, 6 points (3+3), right antler 6-½”, left antler 6-¾”, tip to tip 6-¼”, widest spread 6-½”, height 10-½”, mounted upon a carved Austro-German style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Ex - Lot 1251, Tennants Auction 17th May 2013, together with a Pudu Deer (Pudu pudu), Chile & Argentina, South America, adult male antlers on cut upper skull cap, right antler 2”, left antler 2”, tip to tip 1-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped shield, bearing identification plaque, Ex - Lot 1251, Tennants Auction 17th May 2013 (2) Pampas Deer: With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 600002/02 Pudu Deer: With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 600002/01

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£180-280

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102 Antlers/Horns: North American Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), circa 20th century, Alaska, large impressive adult bull antlers on full upper skull, 52 points (31+21), widest spread 45”, height 54”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 21 July 2006, lot 137

£400-500

103 Antlers/Horns: European Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama), Hungary, Gold Medal Class, large well formed adult buck antlers on cut upper skull, widest spread 30”, height 34”, mounted upon a carved Austro-German style oak shield, bearing identification plaque, Skull 3.8kg, about 205 C.I.C. 102

Provenance: Jurgen Josch collection

£200-300

104 Antlers/Horns: Isubra, East-Siberian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus xanthopygus), circa 20th century, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull cap, 10 points (5+5), widest span 28”, height 39”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Christian Oswald Deer Collection”, 21 July 2006, lot 75

£250-350

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105 Antlers/Horns: Père David’s Deer (Elaphus davidianus), dated 1983, Woburn Abbey, large impressive adult stag antlers on upper skull, 26 points (13+13), widest spread 35-½”, height 50-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Annie recalls - “We acquired this set from Mr Appleby who was the head keeper at Woburn Abbey, this species of deer is a successful breed at Woburn and had acquired interest from breeders in China.

Correspondence between China and Woburn ensued, and His Grace the Duke of Bedford readied himself for a trip to China to advise the process, alas, it was not his Grace whom was required, but Mr Appleby who had continued the successful breeding programme at Woburn. The Père David’s Deer are a sacred animal in China, hence the interest to re-introduce the species back into the country”.

£150-250

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106 Antlers/Horns: Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli), circa early 20th century, Northern India, South West Nepal, adult stag antlers on upper skull, including lower jaw, 17 points (8+9), widest spread 38-½”, height 43-½”, mounted upon a Rowland Ward style shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque With CITES Article 10 (non-transferable) licence no. 600783/01

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107 Antlers/Horns: European Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), 20th century, Tighearna n Faisse, Lord of The Forest, Grove Lodge Deer Park, Shropshire, impressive adult Monarch stag antlers on upper skull, 28 points (14+14), widest spread 53-¼”, height 40”, mounted upon a shaped oak shield, bearing identification plaque Annie recalls - “Tighearna was a stag in our private deer park, even though possessing a very nice large set of antlers he never became the dominant stag. He sadly developed arthritic ankles and Raymond shot him in September 2014. He was the last animal Ray shot before his final illness, Kevin and Annie saw him fall, a clean shot through the heart”.

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108 Taxidermy: North American Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni), circa 1886, Wyoming, USA, a monumental adult bull shoulder mount looking straight ahead, 13 points (6+7), Boone & Crockett Score 418- 7⁄8”, Length 59-1⁄8”, Circum 8-¼”, Spread 53”, Weight 50lbs - 6ozs, from the wall 51- ½”, height 82-¾”, mounted upon a large high quality shaped shield. Taken by J.G. Millais, Wyoming, USA, 1886, entered in the 1st Boone & Crockett Book, “North American Records of Big Game”, 1932. Then re-entered in the 9th edition of the Boone & Crockett records in 1988, ranked five.

Gets a special mention in the book “America Elk”, retrospective 2010, ranked 4th in the top ten oldest Elk on record, current rank 9th, circa 2013 Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “The Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection”, 21 July 2005, lot 854, previously purchased as antlers on shield, converted to a shoulder mount by Stuart Jefferies taxidermy Scotland, shield and fittings by Raymond Hutchison Annie recalls - “Ray wanted this head ever since he was a little boy when he first read about it, he was thrilled that it was for sale and was determined to acquire it by almost any means! It was an extremely exciting and tense sale with just two bidders, Ray being one of them, bidding furiously, the silence was deafening, everyone in the room held their breath, Ray got it and achieved a lifelong dream that day”.

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BUYERS’ INFORMATION Buyer’s Premium

Export/CITES Regulations

A Buyer’s Premium of 20% of the Hammer Price, plus VAT, is payable on each lot.

Clients intending to import/export any item derived from natural history specimens into/from a non-European country should first check for any Import/Export and possession restrictions prior to bidding/selling.

Condition Reports We are happy to provide Condition Reports to Prospective Buyers, but would welcome your request as soon as possible, preferably at least 48 hours before the Day of Sale. A Condition Report is an honest expression of our opinion, not a statement of fact and is provided as a service to the Seller. We accept no liability for the opinions expressed in any Condition Report.

Caveat Emptor The principle of caveat emptor applies to the sale of all goods sold at auction by us. Furthermore, we have no control over the condition of any item offered for sale.

Additional Images Requests for additional images of items in the sale can made up to 48 hours before the Day of Sale.

Online Bidding We offer an online bidding service via our own platform - Tennants Live Bidding at www.tennants.co.uk. Items purchased via this platform will be subject to an additional 1.5% commission charge plus VAT at the prevailing rate. We also offer online bidding via www.the-saleroom.com for prospective buyers who cannot attend the sale. Items bought via this platform will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge plus VAT. By completing registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit/bank card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with us, you;

Certain species are also subject to CITES regulations when exporting/ importing these items out of the EU. CITES regulations are given on www.ukcites.gov.uk or may be obtained from: The Animal and Plant Health Agency Centre for International Trade Horizon House Deanery Road Bristol BL1 5AH wildlife.licensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk 0117 372 3700 Those species that are covered by the US Endangered Species Act (USESA) or The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA): potential US bidders should check with USF&W (US Fish and Wildlife Services) for trade/possession restrictions in the US prior to bidding.

Method of Payment Payment is accepted online via our website.

Card payments where the card holder is not present will only be accepted for transactions up to £500.

Payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.

All accounts must be settled within 14 days of the sale. Accounts not paid within 14 days will automatically be subject to an interest charge of 5% above base rate from the day of sale.

Collection

(a) authorise Tennants, if they so wish, to charge the credit/bank card given in part of full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via www.the-saleroom.com; and

All purchases much be collected from our Leyburn offices, unless stated otherwise, within seven days of the Sale (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm).

(b) confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit/bank details to Tennants through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Tennants are entitled to permit the shipping of the goods to the card holder and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

Despatch/Delivery

We do not accept any liability for any losses, however arising, as a result of a prospective buyer’s use of www.the-saleroom.com. Use of www.the-saleroom.com is subject to separate terms and conditions which do not form part of these conditions.

Telephone Bidding Requests for telephone bidding must be registered at least one hour prior to the close of the View Day. We will not accept requests on the Day of Sale. Telephone Lines are booked on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to a minimum lot value of £500 for Fine Art Sales and £200 for all other sales.

Absentee Bidding Whilst reasonable endeavours will be made to execute absentee bidding up to the Day of Sale, Tennants will not be liable for any default or neglect in connection with this service. All such arrangements therefore are made entirely at the Prospective Buyer’s risk.

VAT Value added tax or any equivalent tax chargeable in the UK or elsewhere.

Agency We act as agents for the Seller, whose details remain confidential. If you buy at auction your contract is with the Seller, not us.

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Buyers may appoint their own shippers or use one of our preferred suppliers for all UK deliveries and international shipping. Their contact details are as follows: Bradleys Antique Packing Services Ltd 01325 281332 info@antiquepacking.co.uk Carrs Carriers Ltd 01423 297088 01913 077024 carrscarriersltd@gmail.com Mailboxes Etc 0113 242 8715 info@mbeleedscity.co.uk

In-House Shipping For certain lots, we offer a packing and shipping service up to a total value of £5,000 (inclusive of buyer’s premium, VAT and any other associated charges). Prices start from £20 depending on the size and destination.

Please note, we are unable to post items of a fragile nature. Items are fully insured and can be tracked from dispatch to delivery.

To obtain a quote for packing and shipping, please email shipping@tennants-ltd.co.uk or call 01969 623780. You will need to have paid your invoice in full, including delivery, before items are dispatched.

For full Terms of Business please refer to www.tennants.co.uk

2021 AUCTION DATES Saturday 5 June

Motor Cars, Motor Cycles & Automobilia Friday 11 June

Stamps & Postcards Saturday 12 June

Antiques & Interiors Saturday 19 June

20th Century Design Saturday 19 June

Modern & Contemporary Art Friday 25 June

Antiques & Interiors Wednesday 30 June

Militaria & Ethnographica Friday 9 July

Antiques & Interiors Friday 16 & Saturday 17 July

Summer Sale Saturday 17 July

British, European & Sporting Pictures Saturday 17 July

Jewellery, Watches & Silver Friday 23 July

Natural History & Taxidermy Friday 23 July

Antiques & Interiors Wednesday 28 July

Books, Maps & Ephemera Friday 30 July

Toys & Models, Sporting & Fishing

The Auction Centre, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG 01969 623780 enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk www.tennants.co.uk