12th Oct, 2013 10:00 GMT/BST

Sporting, Fishing, Taxidermy & Natural History

 
Lot 1280
 

1280

Altai Argali (Ovis ammon ammon), Ahwnt, Mongolia, 7.7.87, horns on cut upper skull, right horn...

Altai Argali (Ovis ammon ammon), Ahwnt, Mongolia, 7.7.87, horns on cut upper skull, right horn 131cm, left horn 132.5cm, tip to tip 94cm, on original oak shield with raised projection and title plaque (as above)

Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200


 

Natural wear and tear to the horns, otherwise in good overall condition. 240913. Circumference of horns - left 46cm, right 47.5cm (approximately)

 


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Auction: Sporting, Fishing, Taxidermy & Natural History, 12th Oct, 2013

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