Antique 20th Century Impressive Rowland Ward Leopard Skin Rug, circa 1910

A massive antique gaff rigged cutter pond yacht, lovely mahogany plank on frame hull dating to the first half of the 20th century. The yacht is an example...

Antique 20th century Avro 504K laminated mahogany propeller bearing stamped date 11/25 (November 1925) and original manufacturer’s proof marks, havi...

Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his...

Antique early 20th century Austrian solid silver & hand painted enamel cigarette case. Stunning quality, richly parcel gilt, the cover enamelled with a young nude girl in her bed, surrounded by draped silk sheets...

Exceptional 20th century German polished steel observation binoculars on a later telescopic stand by D.F. This model was originally designed by Emil Busch and it has been adopted by the military in 1936. The model is suitable for both day and night time observation and the direction line of fire from artillery. Various adjustable dials in working conditions. The side is stamped D.F. 10 x 80, dkl. The piece has been professionally polished and mounted on a stunning old telescopic wooden tripod stand...

20th Century English pair of cast silver music sheet stands, each modelled with a Classical maiden playing a lyre standing above scrolling acanthus leaves with a frieze of leaves bel...

A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 1960s Mounted on black felt, with glass eyes. Dimension: Length: 215 cm Width: 165 cm Height: 19 cm. Provenance: Priva...

A wooden architectural model in original paint of a garage or barn structure, likely used as a child's play object, with a single door and ...

A Victorian display case with taxidermy turaco birds, labelled for and by George F. Butt for Rowland Ward Late 19th-early 20th century The...

A rare and important late 19th century Victorian era metal mounted horse hoof match holder by Rowland Ward. Museum quality example, this most unusual curiosity having a gilt brass hinged lid opening to striker and open receptacle. Signed "Roland Ward...

The badger is an omnivorous mammal with short legs for digging. He has an elongated, weasel-like head with small ears. This specimen is a European badger or Meles meles and is bigger than his American counterparts. The female badger in the showcase has a deviation in its pigmentation, which the light spots on its coat can notice. Such an animal with partial loss of pigmentation is called leucistic. Unlike people with albinism who have no pigmentation, leucistic badgers don't have red eyes but black ones. The taxidermist who handled the animal was James Rowland Ward (London, 1848-1912). He learned the trade from his father and opened his own company, "Rowland Ward Limited" in London. He mainly made a name for himself with his taxidermy birds and large animal trophies...

An Impressive Fully Mounted Taxidermied African Male Lion, 20th Century With a walking attitude and with head inclined to the left, raised on a naturalistic rock and sandy base, hou...