Taxidermy: Rajputan Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), dated 1928, by

Taxidermy: Rajputan Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), dated 1928, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Taxidermy, Mysore, India, numbered 10915, (Antilope cervicapra), Antilope cervicapra), Taxidermy: Rajputan Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), dated 1928, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Taxidermy, Mysore, India, numbered 10915, a high-quality adult male neck mount with head turning slightly to the left, glass eyes, right horn 53cm, left horn 51.5cm, tip to tip 35.5cm, from the wall 38cm, height 79cm, mounted upon a typical trade mark shaped shield, bearing spurios hand painted legend to shield base - "Shot by Margaret Thatcher", actually shot by Major L. Ropner, secretary of state for War, India, delivered to Van Ingen & Van Ingen factory of 26th January 1928, taxidermist's impressed trade stamp to verso and paper care label Provenance: The Property of an American Collector

Estimate:£250

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