Lot
239
Lot 239
A late 19th to early 20th Century taxidermy head study of Mu...
Hammer
£2,000
A late 19th to early 20th Century taxidermy head study of Mugger Head crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), with inset glass eyes, mounted to a shield shaped bracket shelf, length of head 46cm, dimensions of the bracket height 56cm and 32cm.
Provenance - Taken by the present owner's grandfather when he served in the army in India, circa 1900. When the reptile was dismembered it was reputed that the stomach contained an arm with bracelets. Information supplied by the vendor.
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Generally good condition, some teeth missing, possibly some old repairs to the snout!
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