A pair of extremely rare taxidermy tiger heads by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, formerly in the Kensington Palace collection

A pair of extremely rare taxidermy tiger heads by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, Mysore, formerly in the Kensington Palace collection

India, 1935, shot by Prince of Teck, the Earl of Athlone

Both with the famous hand-shaped VanIngen expression and Wiener hand-painted eyes, in resemblance of the real tiger, to keep its spiritual power alive.

H. 75 cm each

Provenance:
- Prince of Teck, Alexander Cambridge, the 1st Earl of Athlone, the 4th governor ofSouth-Africa and the 16th governor of Canada, cousin to King George V, Kensington Palace
- Private collection, United Kingdom

Part of the Natural history collection.