A pair of exceptionally large red deer antlers, preserved by Roland Ward and mounted on a Roland Ward oak shield circa 1900

of twenty-two points, the antlers later painted gold

Good condition, with some chips and wear to the painted decoration and some old loses to the antler tips.
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There has long been a tradition of using Antlers as decoration at Chatsworth and the other Cavendish properties. This is not solely due the readily available source of deer from family estates but because also because of the special heraldic relationship the stag has with the family. The family coat of arms features Stag supporters, most famously featured on the great stone coat of arms above the stables, which is set with real antlers. Numerous Inventories record mounted antlers at Chatsworth, usually 'below stairs' with a large set of twenty one points recorded in the Servants Hall in 1844 and again in 1859.