Victorian Taxidermy- Black Bear Head by Rowland Ward of London

1900 - 1920

Sold by Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Description

Mounted on polished oak shield, embossed to the rear ‘RW’ with an additional stock/serial number 8410.

Circa 1900.

38 x 54cms.

For more information on this famous Victorian taxidermy firm see ‘Rowland Ward Taxidermist to the world’ by P.A.Morris published in 2003. The following is an extract from its preface:

“Rowland Ward died in 1912, but his name lives on, synonymous with high quality and big game taxidermy…. For over a century, the firm was the market leader in taxidermy, at a time when taxidermy was an integral part of the science of natural history. Taxidermy was also associated with many aspects of the social history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, ranging from sporting activities across the Empire to household decoration in middle class Victorian and Edwardian homes.”

Physical Dimensions

Height

54cm (21.26")

Width

38cm (14.96")

Declaration

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1159100

Dealers Internal Reference

25675

Dealers Notes

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Description

Mounted on polished oak shield, embossed to the rear ‘RW’ with an additional stock/serial number 8410.

Circa 1900.

38 x 54cms.

“

For more information on this famous Victorian taxidermy firm see ‘Rowland Ward Taxidermist to the world’ by P.

Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

A.Morris published in 2003. The following is an extract from its preface:

fig 1. Victorian Taxidermy- Black Bear head by Rowland Ward of London — fig 1. Victorian Taxidermy- Black Bear Head by Rowland Ward of London

“Rowland Ward died in 1912, but his name lives on, synonymous with high quality and big game taxidermy…. For over a century, the firm was the market leader in taxidermy, at a time when taxidermy was an integral part of the science of natural history. Taxidermy was also associated with many aspects of the social history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, ranging from sporting activities across the Empire to household decoration in middle class Victorian and Edwardian homes.”