28th Oct, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
Lot 2175
 

2175

Horns/Skulls: A Group of African Game Trophy Skulls, circa 1975 & 1975, comprising - Kalahari...

Horns/Skulls: A Group of African Game Trophy Skulls, circa 1975 & 1975, comprising - Kalahari Gemsbok Oryx (Oryx gazella gazella), Chairos, South West Africa, prepared by Nico Van Rooyen Taxidermy, Rosslyn, South Africa, horns on upper skull, right horn 86cm, left horn 84.5cm, tip to tip 29.5cm, painted text to skull "Chairos, D.S.W.A, 25-2-75". Cape Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), South West Africa, prepared by Nico Van Rooyen Taxidermy, Rosslyn, South Africa, adult bull horns on cut upper frontlet, right horn 126cm, left horn 125cm, tip to tip 97cm, painted text to skull "Dremdeling". Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama), South West Africa, prepared by Nico Van Rooyen Taxidermy, Rosslyn, South Africa, horns on cut upper frontlet, right horn 57.5cm, left horn 58.5cm, tip to tip 15cm, painted text to skull "Klippdrift, D.S.W.A, 15-2-75". Desert Warthog Tusks (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), prepared by Nico Van Rooyen Taxidermy, South Africa, a full set of adult tusks, mounted upon a painted shaped shield, with oak leaf mounts, (4)

Sold for £220
Estimated at £180 - £280


 

Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 28th Oct, 2020

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