15th Jan, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall

 
Lot 2035
 

2035

Taxidermy: Asian Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), circa March 25th 1901, Doragaon, Assam,...

Taxidermy: Asian Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), circa March 25th 1901, Doragaon, Assam, Northern India, by Rowland Ward, ''The Jungle'', 166 Piccadilly, London, large adult bull head mount looking straight ahead, right horn 97cm, left horn 102cm, tip to tip 61cm, widest span 103cm, from the wall 67cm, height 108cm, mounted upon a shaped hard wood shield, bearing copper shield - ''Buffalo, Doragaon, Assam, H.L.H.P, March 25th 1901'', full Rowland Ward paper trade label to verso.

Sold for £600
Estimated at £500 - £700


 

. both ear tips damaged, small split on front of right eye 3cm, visible stitching to back of head, 10/11/20

 


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Auction: The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall, 15th Jan, 2021

The Historical Collection of Natural History & Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall

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