13th Feb, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Natural History & Taxidermy

 
  Lot 82
 

82

Taxidermy: Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), circa 1931, by Van Ingen Van Ingen, Mysore India,...

Taxidermy: Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), circa 1931, by Van Ingen Van Ingen, Mysore India, head mount facing slightly to the left with mouth agape, mounted upon a typical oversized oval shield, 54.5cm from the wall, bearing text Chipgeri 29-6-31, shot by Lieut Thomas Frederick James Collins, Chipgeri, NW India, 1931, including a Shikari's Pocket Book with documented entry of the hunt within the Game Book, also a copy of "Officers of the Green Howards" 1688-1931, with entered name of the hunter page 336, original Van Ingen Van Ingen zinc lined packing crate also included

CITES Annex A, Appendix I (exempt)

Sold for £2,600
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 13th Feb, 2019

Natural History & Taxidermy

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