Lot #470 - A Giant Russian Brown Bear Skin Rug, Kamchatka with Head Mounted and Complete with Claws, Far Eastern Siberia, mid 20th Century
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Art | Asian | Jewels | Objets
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Sale Date:17 Nov 2019 ~ 11am (AEDT)
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Lot #:470
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Lot Description:A Giant Russian Brown Bear Skin Rug, Kamchatka with Head Mounted and Complete with Claws, Far Eastern Siberia, mid 20th Century
with distinctive features of a broad forehead steeply elevated over a short snout with a long soft dense coat, mounted on a double felt base.
265 cm x 270 cm -
Notes:Russia has the largest population of brown bears in the world, approx. 150,000, they banned winter bear hunts in 2012. These are not classified as threatened by the Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 5,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Scientific & Industrial
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.
