A heavily wooded area outside of Stuttgart, the Schonbuch forest was one of Kaiser Wilhelm II's favored hunting grounds, as well as home to a frugally built but still very cozy Royal lodge, the "Koenigliche Jagdhuette", which remains in operation to this day. Like other hunting trips by the Kaiser, government business would continue while in the forest, with affairs of state discussed around the fire after the days shooting was done. Featuring a nine-point rack with a 33" span, this red stag skullcap is cut and mounted in the European style, with a brass plaque mounted between the antlers featuring the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria as used from 1835 to 1918, and below that in black ink "Kaiserjagd/Schonbuch" (Emperor's Hunt Schonbuch). The cap is mounted to a finely carved hardwood plaque measuring 13 3/4 inches wide and 17 inches tall with raised oak leaf designs. Wilhelm was known to retain a number of trophies taken by himself and his fellows, and while the exact identity of the shooter is unrecorded, the Bavarian coat of arms implies a leading figure in the Bavarian government. These trophies have survived traversing the Atlantic, two world wars, and the ravages of time and have been curated over a period of 40 years through descendants of Kaiser Wilhelm II, private collectors, auctions and individuals in Europe.

Very good, with some mild handling marks on the plaque.