A Charming Mid 20thC Taxidermy Roe Deer Buck Head Mount on Shield sub-Antiques nor signs of any repairs

nor signs of any repairs

There is some weakness to where the handle joins the mask but overall the condition is essentially good

with personal and humorous annotations by a later hand

This is only a matter of nomenclature in that such a crown in Scots heraldry is traditionally blazoned as an ‘antique crown’ unless qualified as an ‘eastern coronet or crown’

In the largest races

A Charming Mid 20thC Taxidermy Roe Deer Buck Head Mount on Shield sub-Antiques nor signs of any repairsOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1950 70 Width: 9. 5 inches (the shield) Height: 17. 5 inches (the shield) Depth: 12 inches (the mount, at maximum) Presented on a naturalistic cabin style log shield, the roe buck head and neck mount survives from the middle of the twentieth century. The overall condition of the mount is good, with only the antlers a slight concern, each being slightly loose but not in danger