OK so this may not be a Stag and to be honest I haven't got a clue what it is but it's huge.
I discovered this in the Saint-Ouen flea market on Saturday, which I must say was an absolute rip-off. I bought only one thing as everything was way over priced.
I was only there to buy some bright coloured leather skins but I couldn't find the stall so we went for lunch instead and that was very nice as was the weather.
If anyone knows what this animal is then I would be more than pleased to be told. Thanks.
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An oryx has horns like that, but difficult to tell from the photo if that's what it is. As for Clignacourt, it has become so overpriced, it's ridiculous. I only go there when I have to take someone visiting from afar. Lovely to look at, but buying is best done elsewhere, with the exception of a handful of dealers who have good bargains (and will bargain with buyers).
From the side it looks like a kudu...whould know definitely if seen from front....can`t see the horns 100%, but I`m fairly certain
I think its either a Blackbuck or a Goitered Gazelle. Defiantly not a Unicorn.
Is that real? how spooky to have something like that in your house! I guess you would have to live in a chateau or mansion to display that.
Th economics of the price increases . . . I hear complaints about the price of items at markets in New York City, too. I think South-east Asian items sold are the markets My hypothesis is that it's a function of the sky-rocketing cost of real estate in and near Paris and New York, but I'm sure the same holds true for London and other cities. Rural-based fleas seems to not have the such horrid prices.
What I don't understand is how the prices in Paris for market merchandise have gotten so high when those markets are hugely subsidized by government, civic, and cultural sponsors. Do the markets' managers and producers not pass that value down to the dealers/vendors? The flea markets in New York City would LOVE such similar hand-outs from institutions or government, but they are driven more purely by free market forces, for better or worse.
I'm laughing because as I read the other comments they all gave you different answers as to what kind of an animal it is.
I think Gypsy's right. My mother and step-father have several taxidermy pieces, including a very large kudu head...and it looks just like the one pictured here.
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