Juvenile Bengal Tiger Skin Rug

Attributed to Theobald Bros, Mysore

An unusually decorative juvenile Bengal tiger skin rug, attributed to Theobald Bros of Mysore, India. The finely modelled head is presented with glass eyes and open jaw, retaining the teeth and claws. The skin displays particularly attractive pale golden and cream colouring with strongly defined black striping, and is mounted on a brown pinked felt border. Collection from 1AB, Isle of Man. Delivery outside the Isle of Man may be possible subject to applicable CITES permits and import requirements.

Comparable tiger skin rugs by Theobald Bros of Mysore are recorded with full head mounts, glass eyes, outstretched limbs and characteristic pinked fabric borders. The firm was among the established taxidermists working in Mysore during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.