Lot #242 - A pair of old rhinoceros horns
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:October 2015 Antique and Art Auction
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Sale Date:06 Oct 2015 ~ 10am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 331)
06 Oct 2015 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 340 - 755) -
Lot #:242
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Lot Description:A pair of old rhinoceros horns
from the one animal with section of hide attached. Length approx. 400 and 200. Total weight 2.75kgs. -
Provenance:This pair of horns comes from a rhinoceros shot by Colonel J.H. Wright of the British Army, while in Kenya in the 1940’s. Colonel Wright was in Kenya to take part in the Abyssinian campaign. As a full time army personnel, Colonel Wright was called on at times to be an Assistant Game Manager.
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Estimate:NZ$26,000 - 26,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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