(From the Curious to the Extraordinary, 6th May 2021) A VERY LARGE AND RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHOLE TAXIDERMY GHARIAL (GAVIALIS GANGETICIUS) A VERY LARGE AND RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHOLE TAXIDERMY GHARIAL (GAVIALIS GANGETICIUS) circa 1890, in a natural pose, 270cm (106") long Provenance: Former hung in the Admiralty Restaurant, Somerset House, The Strand, London (Removed in 2006). By repute this is one of the largest specimens still in private hands CITES Annex A, Appendix 1, Exempt (Pre-1947). (Qty: 1) 270cm long
(From the Curious to the Extraordinary, 6th May 2021) A VERY LARGE AND RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHOLE TAXIDERMY GHARIAL (GAVIALIS GANGETICIUS) A VERY LARGE AND RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHOLE TAXIDERMY GHARIAL (GAVIALIS GANGETICIUS) circa 1890, in a natural pose, 270cm (106") long Provenance: Former hung in the Admiralty Restaurant, Somerset House, The Strand, London (Removed in 2006). By repute this is one of the largest specimens still in private hands CITES Annex A, Appendix 1, Exempt (Pre-1947). (Qty: 1) 270cm long
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