Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera pardus fusca), circa

Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera pardus fusca), circa 1894, India, (Panthera pardus fusca), Taxidermy: Indian Leopard Skin Rug (Panthera pardus fusca), circa 1894, India, a large adult flat skin rug with head mount, jaw agape, glass eyes, limbs outstretched, backed onto red canvas material, with a double black and red serrated border, nose to tail 234cm, across the forelimbs 139cm, across the rear limbs 141cm, mounted upon a period wall hanging wooden frame, two Panthers are mentioned within the game book entries, listed as no. 53 & 54, hand written note in blue ink within game book, this example was taken in 1894 by J. Campbell. Previously part of the collection of Historical Game Trophies from Kilberry Castle, Scotland, Tennants auction April 2022 Provenance: The Property of an American Collector CITES Annex A, Appendix I (pre-1947 exempt)

Estimate:£1,000

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