Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger Skin Rug (Panthera tigris tigris), dated 19th

Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger Skin Rug (Panthera tigris tigris), dated 19th February 1932, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, India, numbered - 17173, (Panthera tigris tigris), Taxidermy: Bengal Tiger Skin Rug (Panthera tigris tigris), dated 19th February 1932, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, India, numbered - 17173, a large adult male skin rug with head mount, jaw agape, glass eyes, mounted upon typical original tired khaki canvas backing material, with black serrated felt border (damaged), Van Ingen & Van Ingen Mysore stencilling to canvas backing, 311cm nose to tail, 230cm across the fore-limbs, 203cm across the rear-limbs. Taken by D.C. Gibbs Esq, Sub Dul Officer, B.D. Ry, Jalparghiri, part of a bag of three Tigers skins and four skulls, foot note head snarling, delivered to the client 13th December 1932 CITES Annex A, Appendix I (pre-1947 exempt)

Estimate:$1,585.17

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