(From the Curious to the Extraordinary, 6th May 2021) A 19TH CENTURY HIPPO SKULL A 19TH CENTURY HIPPO SKULL comprised of the upper and lower jaw, of taxidermy interest 65cm long CITES Annex B Appendix II, no licence required to sell in the UK, however an export permit will be required if the buyer is outside of the UK. Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London. Wynd says "Whilst, like Salvador Dali, my greatest obsession is with Elephant Skulls, I also have a soft spot for Hippo Skulls, one of the museum’s most prized treasures is a gold plated hippo skull that once belonged to Pablo Escobar, this one came from an old house in London some years ago and is just too big to fit anywhere – and perhaps one hippo skull is enough? You tell me?" The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.
(From the Curious to the Extraordinary, 6th May 2021) A 19TH CENTURY HIPPO SKULL A 19TH CENTURY HIPPO SKULL comprised of the upper and lower jaw, of taxidermy interest 65cm long CITES Annex B Appendix II, no licence required to sell in the UK, however an export permit will be required if the buyer is outside of the UK. Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London. Wynd says "Whilst, like Salvador Dali, my greatest obsession is with Elephant Skulls, I also have a soft spot for Hippo Skulls, one of the museum’s most prized treasures is a gold plated hippo skull that once belonged to Pablo Escobar, this one came from an old house in London some years ago and is just too big to fit anywhere – and perhaps one hippo skull is enough? You tell me?" The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.
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