FINE MOUNTED POLAR BEAR RUG, ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION.

FINE MOUNTED POLAR BEAR RUG, ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION. Circa 1971. The full pelt mounted on black felt backing, stitched to a rubberized mat, the life-like rendering with brown glass eyes, the fore and rear claws present, affixed with the label D.K. Corbett/Taxidermy/Bass River/N.S. Skin tanned but not dyed. SIZE: 84″ x 75″. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by original documentation from the taxidermist and fur export permit Northwest Territories, Winnepeg, Canada; customs certificate from the Treasury Department, Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a certificate of importation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC, authorizing the importation of these polar bear skins from Canada to the owner in Easton, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Very fine overall. 9-93202 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2331	$7,475.00	FINE MOUNTED POLAR BEAR RUG, ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION. Circa 1971. The full pelt mounted on black felt backing, stitched to a rubberized mat, the life-like rendering with brown glass eyes, the fore and rear claws present, affixed with the label D.K. Corbett/Taxidermy/Bass River/N.S. Skin tanned but not dyed. SIZE: 84″ x 75″. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by original documentation from the taxidermist and fur export permit Northwest Territories, Winnepeg, Canada; customs certificate from the Treasury Department, Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a certificate of importation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC, authorizing the importation of these polar bear skins from Canada to the owner in Easton, Pennsylvania. CONDITION: Very fine overall. 9-93202 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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