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Taxidermy – Otter Mask Hunt Trophy by the Celebrated Taxidermy Firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth
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Taxidermy – Otter Mask Hunt Trophy by the Celebrated Taxidermy Firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth

1900 - 1920
Sold 29 October 2026 · Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
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Taxidermy – Otter mask hunt trophy by the celebrated taxidermy firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth.

A fine example mounted on dark oak shield with engraved plaque carrying the hunt details 'Underley, June 10 1929, 21lbs'. Underley estate just outside Kirkby Lonsdale being very nr to Murray’s shop in Carnforth Cumbria.

His large trade label can be found pasted to the verso, stating ‘Sporting trophies a speciality’.

Notes: This well-known and very highly regarded taxidermy firm was founded in 1872 by H.Murray, whose son, Albert James Murray (1879-1962) continued to run, until selling the shop in 1961. He spent the last six months of his life living in Milnthorpe (just a few miles north of Carnforth). He died in March 1962 at the age of eighty-three. He had no children and sadly his old shop is now a car park.

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Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this Antique Taxidermy Otter Mask to the 1920s.

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SA1242707
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26887
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Taxidermy – Otter mask hunt trophy by the celebrated taxidermy firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth.
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A fine example mounted on dark oak shield with engraved plaque carrying the hunt details 'Underley, June 10 1929, 21lbs'.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Underley estate just outside Kirkby Lonsdale being very nr to Murray’s shop in Carnforth Cumbria.

fig 1. A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below.
fig 1. Taxidermy – Otter Mask Hunt Trophy by the Celebrated Taxidermy Firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth

His large trade label can be found pasted to the verso, stating ‘Sporting trophies a speciality’.

Notes: This well-known and very highly regarded taxidermy firm was founded in 1872 by H.Murray, whose son, Albert James Murray (1879-1962) continued to run, until selling the shop in 1961. He spent the last six months of his life living in Milnthorpe (just a few miles north of Carnforth). He died in March 1962 at the age of eighty-three. He had no children and sadly his old shop is now a car park.

Date of Manufacture

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this Antique Taxidermy Otter Mask to the 1920s.

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SA1242707
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26887
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
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Kendall house antiques a traditional shop in the north cotswold’s market town of chipping campden.

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Archive I A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below. SOLD29 OCT 26

Taxidermy – Otter Mask Hunt Trophy by the Celebrated Taxidermy Firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth

Archive II A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below. View II
Archive III A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below. View III
Archive IV A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below. View IV
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Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07880 602715
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Kendall House
High Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6AG 7
United Kingdom
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A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below.
Taxidermy – Otter mask hunt trophy by the celebrated taxidermy firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth
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A taxidermy otter head mounted in profile on a dark oak shield-shaped plaque with an inscribed cream plaque below.
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  • ObjectTaxidermy Wall Mount
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleBritish Sporting Taxidermy
  • MaterialOak, Fur, Glass, Bone, Ivorine
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsShield-shaped oak plaque, open snarl, glass eyes, inscribed ivorine plate

This taxidermy otter mask hunt trophy dates to the 1920 period of British sporting taxidermy. The piece is formed of warm brown fur with dark glass eyes and an open snarl showing teeth, mounted in profile on a shield-shaped oak plaque with a moulded edge. Below the head sits a cream-coloured engraved ivorine plate carrying the hunt details. The taxidermy work originates from the firm H. Murray & Son of Carnforth, founded in 1872. In a home today, this wall mount suits a narrow wall space to bring a Highland hunting lodge style to a study, hallway, or living room. The dark timber grain of the shield contrasts with the lighter fur of the animal head, while the visible screws on the mount and the text on the small plaque add historical character.

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An otter mask trophy is a preserved head mount of an otter, prepared by professional taxidermists following historical British sporting activities, mounted onto a shaped wooden shield plaque.

Historic taxidermy mounts were constructed using carved wood or papier-mache skull forms, glass eyes, polished oak or mahogany backing shields, and inscribed brass or ivorine caption plates.

Authentic pieces feature naturally aged timber plaques, period-correct glass eyes, hand-lettered or engraved detail plates, and occasionally maker labels stamped on the reverse side of the shield.

These historical wall mounts are typically integrated into gallery walls, dark academic study spaces, or positioned in entryways alongside dark wood panelling and classic furnishings.

Keep preserved taxidermy in a climate-controlled room away from direct sunlight and dampness, dusting the fur gently with a dry soft brush along the natural direction of the coat.
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