Taxidermy - an antique Tiger skin rug, with open mouth, snar...

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Taxidermy - an antique Tiger skin rug, with open mouth, snarling pose, glass eyes, majority of claws still present, with canvas backing and green felt edging, head to tail 235cm, front leg width 170cm. CITES - Annex A, Appendix 1 (antique exemption)

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Eyes and teeth present, several teeth chipped, damage to roof of mouth and cracking to lips and gums. Both ears are missing skin, neck area has significant age related wear, several other areas to body suffer loss of fur, several splits through skin and some holes. Right front paw has four claws present, right rear claw has one claw, left rear paw has two claws and left front paw has five claws. Tail has suffered some loss. Green felt edging torn in places, wear consistent with age. Please see extra photos.

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Auction Date: 15th Mar 2024 at 10am

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15th Mar 2024 10am (Lots 1 to 521)

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