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Lot 440

A massive set of American Wapiti antlers

17 points
dated 1885
124cm high by 120cm wide

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Hammer price: £3,100
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

 

Lots 435-442 come from the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Hall (1891-1980) – soldier, Member of Parliament and a fanatical hunter of big game. After his death the specimens featured became the property of the celebrated gun company Holland and Holland and were kept at their country shooting centre near Ruislip.

Two of the pieces are of particular interest. The enormous Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) head is of such spectacular proportions that it was chosen to be shown at the important exhibition of big game trophies held in Berlin during 1937 under the auspices of the Nazi party. Apparently, Hitler himself attended. The Rhino head is also of considerable significance. The vast majority of antique rhino heads are Black Rhinos (Diceros bicornis) but this specimen is of a White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) a species that was only preserved on comparatively rare occasions.

 

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