23rd Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History

 
Lot 16
 

16

Taxidermy: Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii), circa 1900, Central Africa, by Rowland Ward, ''The...

Taxidermy: Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii), circa 1900, Central Africa, by Rowland Ward, ''The Jungle'', 167 Piccadilly, London, young adult male neck mount looking straight ahead, right horn 53cm, left horn 50cm, tip to tip 12.5cm, from the wall 49cm, height 79cm

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

. damage to both ear extremities, small cracks around left eye socket, faded overall, historical repair to underside of neck (split), some rubbing to upper lips eithers side, 08/04/21

 


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Auction: Natural History, 23rd Jul, 2021

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