An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & Horns

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An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & HornsOrigin: African Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 25 Height: 31 inches (at maximum) Width: 24 inches (at maximum) Depth: 13. 5 inches (at maximum) Mount Width: 5. 5 inches The large sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) ringed horns arching backward flanking the skull presented on a rough hewn wooden mount and bracket survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century. The condition of the whole is good and sturdy,

the ground filled with geometric motifs encased in a gul border

one can almost smell the candy-floss

The costume for the dummy

There is a repair to the top step which has a running crack through it so is weaker though the other steps are all sturdy

Drinker Moth

the most notorious and celebrated forger of the 20th century

moles dig the ground

The pine side cupboard

Each specimen is captioned with the location in which it was found in black ink and several pages are dated

One gets the feeling this subject matter was a new challenge

the seat on bobbin turned supports

known as hinomaru yosegaki 日の丸寄せ書き in the Japanese language