An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Head of an Indian Blackbuck sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles enclosing a stone ball

enclosing a stone ball

“Bristol”

Height: 72 inches (at maximum with antlers)

Cassoni were often made to commemorate a marriage

An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Head of an Indian Blackbuck sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles enclosing a stone ballOrigin: India Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Height: 31 inches (with horns) Width: 11 inches at head or 19 inches with horns Depth: 13. 5 inches An impressive head of an Indian antelope or Blackbuck, with two beautifully dark, twisting and spiralling black horns, large glass eyes, pricked up ears and dark brown and white fur. This example has a little wear to the ears, and one or two small areas of thinning, but is