An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & Horns sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles swooping amongst the foliage

swooping amongst the foliage

An appealingly bold and wonderfully weighted Torkaman

The chair has expected patination and wear to the right areas with the seat and arms having the most wear to the ebonised finish with areas of bubbling

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

An Imposing Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Sable Antelope Skull & Horns sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles swooping amongst the foliageOrigin: 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,