27th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

The Curious Collector

 
  Lot 55
 

55

Taxidermy: Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus), circa 1920, by Edwards & Co, Scientific Taxidermist's

Taxidermy: Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus), circa 1920, by Edwards & Co, Scientific Taxidermist's, 56 Dharamtolla Street, Calcutta, India, adult neck mount, turning slightly to the left, with jaw agape, glass eyes, mounted upon a hardwood & ebonized shield, 33cm from the wall, bearing taxidermist's paper trade label to verso. Cites Annex A, Appendix I (exempt)

Sold for £380
Estimated at £350 - £550


 

. some fur loss over right eye brow, shrinkage around gum line, both ears have suffered damage to tips, 12/12/20

 


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Auction: The Curious Collector, 27th Mar, 2021

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