20th Apr, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
  Lot 34
 

34

Antlers/Horns: Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor niger) dated 1868, Wurdwan Valley, Kashmir, Northern India, adult stag antlers on cut upper skull, right antler 89cm (35"), left antler 85cm (33½"), tip to tip 68.5cm (27"), widest span 84cm (33"), mounted upon a shaped ebonised shield, reference within game book entry - "No 26, Bara Singha shot in Wurdwan Valley, Kashmir by R. Gordon 93rd Highrs", bearing white metal plaque - "Shot on 10th May 1868, Lullutpore, India, Lt R. Gordon 93rd Highrs".

Sold for £180
Estimated at £120 - £180


 

antlers have been historically cut and re-fitted back onto the skull, both antlers are slightly loose.

 


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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 20th Apr, 2022

To include a collection of Indian and European Game Trophies from Kilberry Castle, Argyll. Many of the trophies date from the second half of the 19th century, with rare and historical specimens including Asian Water Buffalos, Astor Markhors, Bengal Tigers, Indian Leopards and Himalayan Tahr.

Entries are now invited for the next Natural History & Taxidermy Sale on 2 September 2022

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