FROM POTTER'S MUSEUM: AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF WILD GOAT HORNS
a large pair of wild goat horns on a hand carved wooden shield, A battle scar present on the back, but this is not visible when the horns are on a wall,
the horns measure 80 cm around the outside curve.
Provenance: Originally purchased at the Bonhams sale of the contents of Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities in September 2003 (part of Lot 588).
Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities was a world-famous collection of taxidermy and other items, formed by the Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter (1835 - 1918). His anthropomorphic dioramas featuring mounted animals mimicking human life became legendary. His collection was originally displayed at his museum in Bramber, Sussex, England, which opened to the public in the 1860s. After his death the museum moved to Brighton, then to Arundel, and finally in 1984 to Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall. It closed in 2003 and the contents were sadly sold at auction to buyers worldwide, despite the last minute attempt by Damien Hirst to buy the entire collection for £1m. The auctioneers declined his offer, perhaps thinking the collection would sell for more, but it only made about half this sum.
FROM POTTER'S MUSEUM: AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF WILD GOAT HORNS
a large pair of wild goat horns on a hand carved wooden shield, A battle scar present on the back, but this is not visible when the horns are on a wall,
the horns measure 80 cm around the outside curve.
Provenance: Originally purchased at the Bonhams sale of the contents of Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities in September 2003 (part of Lot 588).
Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities was a world-famous collection of taxidermy and other items, formed by the Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter (1835 - 1918). His anthropomorphic dioramas featuring mounted animals mimicking human life became legendary. His collection was originally displayed at his museum in Bramber, Sussex, England, which opened to the public in the 1860s. After his death the museum moved to Brighton, then to Arundel, and finally in 1984 to Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall. It closed in 2003 and the contents were sadly sold at auction to buyers worldwide, despite the last minute attempt by Damien Hirst to buy the entire collection for £1m. The auctioneers declined his offer, perhaps thinking the collection would sell for more, but it only made about half this sum.
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