8th Dec, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
  Lot 133
 

133

Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger Skin Rug (Panthera tigris tigris), dated 09-07-1932, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, India, numbered - 17882, large adult skin rug with head mount, jaw agape, glass eyes, mounted upon typical original canvas backing, with black serrated felt border, vestiges of Van Ingen care label to verso, Van Ingen & Van Ingen Mysore stencilling to canvas backing, 270cm nose to tail, 204cm across the fore-limbs, 162cm across the rear-limbs. Taken by Major R.A. Logan, MRCS, FMS, East Sawargaon, Nagpur, Central India, 09th 02nd 1932, together with a photocopy from the Van Ingen Van Ingen order book entry

Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500


 

Nose damaged in need of restoration, Tear to right side of chest including old repair, Both ear seams open and some minor losses to the tips, No whiskers remain, Lower right canine split and section missing to the rear of the tooth, Lower left canine cracked throughout, Upper right canine tip of the tooth missing, Upper left canine cracked and slightly loose in the socket, numerous perimortem scars to back skin, split to side of the tail in area meeting the body, Evidence of historical repair to gum line on either side of the lower jowls, Tail complete, Old scars and small tears to upper right thigh, Historical stitched repair to lower left fore leg, two small bald patched to back of head where it meets the body, CLAWS - Front right 4, Front left 5, Rear left 4, Rear right 4, please see additional images.

 


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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 8th Dec, 2021

A superb quality auction comprising over 300 lots, including Victorian, Mid-Century, and modern Taxidermy and Natural History specimens by some of the most prolific and renowned taxidermy companies of the last 140 years, to include a private collection of cased Victorian birds and animals from a private vendor, numerous antique and modern African game trophies from various private vendors, rare and unusual Natural history specimens including a large Narwhal Tusk, and three wonderful Blonde Turtle shells.

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