Bidspirit auction | Williams & Son Taxidermy Red

Williams & Son Taxidermy Red Fox Kilkenny Hunt - At the dawn of the twentieth century, the super wealthy aristocracy and industrialists dressed in bowler hats and rode with hounds as part of the exclusive Kilkenny Hounds hunt at the castle named Mr. Juliet, which was built by the first Earl of Carrick. This snarling taxidermy red fox was taken here. Go to YouTube and type in this title to watch a video of this hunt: KILKENNY HUNT AKA THE FAMOUS KILKENNY HUNT 1930. One of the most famous taxidermists of the era was Williams and Son Dublin. In the past century, only a few of these rare red fox mounts have ever sold in the world, and the rest are probably still hanging in the castles and grand country homes of Europe. Any wealthy collector can locate a rare polar bear rug, tiger, black mane lion, 80 inch moose, 50 inch cape buffalo, 200 inch bighorn sheep, 400 inch elk, but finding a rare Williams and Son fox from the famous Kilenny Hounds hunt is nearly impossible. Attached is a link to a video featuring the Kilkenny Hunt from 1930. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zezADwoySOY Ref #: 533