26th Apr, 2014 10:00 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
Lot 2013
 

2013

Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvauceli), Central India, Rowland Ward, London, circa 1930, head mount,...

Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvauceli), Central India, Rowland Ward, London, circa 1930, head mount, 12 points, right antler 77cm (or 81cm to the highest tine), left antler 72cm (or 80cm to the highest tine), tip to tip 67.5cm, on original ebonised shield with Rowland Ward paper label and gouged RW

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300


 

Stitching opening up between antlers and stitching running along nape of neck. Ears opening up along rims and drying leather around the eyes. Some fur thinning and some unstable? Shield with basal hairline crack. Some filler material beneath antler coronets. 130913

 


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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 26th Apr, 2014

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