Antique Shield Mounted Large European Male Wild Boar

1900 - 1920

Sold by Antoinettes Heirlooms

Description

This is a particularly well presented taxidermy head and neck of a wild boar.

Wild Boar hunting was first recorded in Europe in 700BC!!

wild boars can weigh in up to 100kg and are large animals with prominent tusks with which they will defend themselves.

This boars head size suggests that this animal was a mature adult and of large proportions.

the whole of the Boars jaw has been kept intact and all of it's teeth are clearly visible and tusks in tact.

The prosthetic eyes that have been used are particularly good with superb attention to detail.

The Hide is still in excellent condition.

I can only find two small points on which I could fault this example of mounted taxidermy, and it is that someone has sawn the small point off the shield, possibly so that the shield could have extra shelf support, And that there is a small scrape to the upper left side of the shield.

However neither distract from this rather magnificent Boar!

I would strongly recommend that you contact me if you have any further questions.

Physical Dimensions

Height

67cm (26.38")

Width

48cm (18.90")

Depth

54cm (21.26")

Declaration

Antoinettes Heirlooms has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA699721

Dealers Internal Reference

boris

Dealers Notes

You are the new custodian, enjoy and treasure, this heirloom.

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Description

This is a particularly well presented taxidermy head and neck of a wild boar.

Wild Boar hunting was first recorded in Europe in 700BC!!

“

wild boars can weigh in up to 100kg and are large animals with prominent tusks with which they will defend themselves.

Antoinettes Heirlooms

fig 1. Antique Shield Mounted Large European Male Wild Boar

This boars head size suggests that this animal was a mature adult and of large proportions.

the whole of the Boars jaw has been kept intact and all of it's teeth are clearly visible and tusks in tact.

fig 2. Antique Shield Mounted Large European Male Wild Boar

The prosthetic eyes that have been used are particularly good with superb attention to detail.

The Hide is still in excellent condition.

I can only find two small points on which I could fault this example of mounted taxidermy, and it is that someone has sawn the small point off the shield, possibly so that the shield could have extra shelf support, And that there is a small scrape to the upper left side of the shield.

However neither distract from this rather magnificent Boar!

I would strongly recommend that you contact me if you have any further questions.