Vintage Shoulder Mount of a Stag

Vintage Shoulder Mount of a Stag

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28215

Vintage Taxidermy Stags Head.
A good shoulder mount of a Red Deer. The head is with 11 point antler and set looking slightly to his right, our left. The taxidermy head is mounted onto a shaped polished oak shield.

The Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), or Red Stag, is one of the largest deer species that inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in north-western Africa. The red deer is the largest non-domesticated mammal still existing in the Netherlandss, United Kingdom and Ireland. The Barbary stag (which resembles the western European red deer) is the only member of the deer family represented in Africa. Only the stags have antlers, which are made of bone and grow at a rate of 2 ½ cm (1inch) a day. The antlers start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter.

Dimensions:

Height 106.5 cm / 42"
Width 81 cm / 32"
Depth 71 cm / 28 "
Period

1900-1949

Year

Circa 1930's

Country

United Kingdom

Condition

The stitching on the top of the head is slightly open. The oak board has plugged holes which where used to secure the stag to the wall.

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