Lot 194
A TAXIDERMY INDIAN LEOPARD SKIN, VAN INGEN & VAN INGEN, MYSORE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The Line of Beauty: A Collector’s Pursuit
Auction: 01 July 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
circa 1935-40, a full head mount, glass eyes and open mouth in snarling pose, with typical canvas backing and dark blue pinked wool edging, with paper care label, stencilled 'Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore' and numbered ‘22681’ verso
Dimensions
208cm long, 152cm wide
Footnote
CITES STATUS: Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca - CITES Appendix I - Annex A - Article 10 Exempt as a worked specimen in a finished state before 3 March 1947
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