The lot features a 19th-century Black Forest Austrian Fallow Deer mount from Eckartsau Castle Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Castle of Eckartsau in Austria was Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s (heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) estate from which these antlers were taken. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the owner of the Eckartsau Palace, had it turned into a hunt castle. Today Eckartsau is now a museum, were many of his trophies are displayed. The Eckartsau Hunt Castle would host Ferdinand’s family and various dignitaries included hunts with King Wilhelm II, the last King of Prussia and the last Emperor or Kaiser of Germany. A group of the trophies were acquired by a collector and imported into the US. The royal trophies in the collection were from both the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Eckartsau Estate and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Eulenburg Estate. The mount features a wonderfully and professionally crafted taxidermy construction showing two fallow deer antlers mounted on a carved hardwood shield. The taxidermy comes with antique Habsburg antlers from the Eckartsau Castle of Emperor Franz Josef in the Southern Austrian Alps, a favorite hunting Schloss of the Habsburg family. Part of The European Hunt Collection, this grouping of antique hunting trophies from Royal and Noble families of Germany & Austria have been examined and appraised by James Supp of the Coronado Trading Co., who is best known for his work. The overall condition of this fallow deer mount is good with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this deer mount are 27 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 19". The collective weight of this deer mount is 5lb 2oz. Provenance: From a prominent ex-Bozeman private collection who purchased the majority of his collection from Cowan's, Skinner, Bonham's, Morphy's, Sotheby's, March in Montana, North American Auction and other well revered auction houses.*