An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & Horns sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles probably due to constant positioning

probably due to constant positioning in direct sunlight

From roots in seventeenth century Italy

dated in handwritten ink November 18th 1854 to the secret lidded seat compartment

The trunk has some obvious signs of use: there are old scratches

numbered 9753

An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & Horns sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles probably due to constant positioningOrigin: 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,