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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Natural History
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A whale's tooth. Length 12 cm ***
*** Large sword fish rostrum, 134 cm length ***
*** A sperm whale tooth, dark striated patina, 14 cm length ***
*** A walrus tusk. Highly polished on wooden stand. Length 35 cm ***
*** Two nautilus shells, length 24 cm and 14 cm ***
*** Bittern, native New Zealand bird, in glass case, c.1900 an endangered bird. Height 65 cm ***
*** A dried specimen of the very rare New Zealand plant Dactylanthus, together with a wooden rose extract from another specimen. This is New Zealand's only fully parasite flowering plant. Accompanied by news articles ***
*** Replica New Zealand moa foot skeleton, 32 cm ***
*** Very large natural amber nugget ***
*** Sawfish Rostrum 69.5 cm length ***
*** A taxidermy Pukeko on stand. Height 44 cm ***
*** Huia leg claws. Length 12 cm. ***
*** Large clam shell, length 46 cm ***
*** Split whale bone tooth, 10 cm length ***
*** Mammoth tooth tip & Disc ***
*** Mounted taxidermy salmon caught by John Crowder on the Rakaia river, canterbury, 21st March 1984, weighing 31lb 4oz ***
*** Cased brown trout weight, 18lb ***
*** Large bull antelope horns mounted on shield, each, length 1.02m ***
*** Early 19th century huia bird feather feathers were stuck into the top knot by their quills. The tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in Waka huia (treasure boxes). The huia bird is now extinct. Length 20 cm. ***
*** Early 19th century huia bird feather feathers were stuck into the top knot by their quills. The tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in Waka huia (treasure boxes). The huia bird is now extinct. Length 19.5 cm. ***
*** Early 19th century huia bird feather feathers were stuck into the top knot by their quills. The tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in Waka huia (treasure boxes). The huia bird is now extinct. Length 20 cm. ***
*** Two whale bones, 76 cm, 70 cm lengths ***
*** Huia feather, no quill. Length 11 cm ***
*** A whales tooth length 18 cm ***
*** A whales tooth length 18 cm ***
*** Rainbow trout mounted trophy, 68 cm length ***
*** A mounted boar's head ***
*** Pair of Australian painted mother of pearl shells depicting indigenous peoples and the arrival of explorers (possibly Cook's voyage). Height (of both) 15 cm. Signed 'Nydia.' ***
*** A 19th century Maori Mako (shark tooth ear pendant). Discoloured sealing wax to root end. Circular suspension hole. Length 3 cm ***
*** Very large Australian trumpet shell, length 48 cm ***
*** Taxidermy Swamp hen, on wooden stand. Height 27 cm ***
*** Six assorted corals, length 23 cm to 10 cm ***
*** Two ivory half tusks with inlaid black Circles. Height 22 cm ***
*** Tortoise shell of medium size length 56 cm ***
*** Four volute and one conch shell, length 10 cm to 8 cm ***
*** Two nautilus, four snail and one unusual volute shell, lengths to 6 cm ***
*** Two large volute shells, length 26 cm and 23 cm ***
*** Four conch shells, length 26 cm to 14 cm ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea breast ornaments, each decorated with nassa shells on woven rafia, 35 x 24 cm and 30 x 18 cm ***
*** A shark jaw specimen. Width 27 cm. Height 31 cm. ***
*** Vintage collection Paryphania shells & other ***
*** A Neanderthal hand axe and three mammoth tooth Fossils ***
*** 20 assorted sea shells, small sizes ***
*** A Fijian kava bowl in the shape of a turtle, with attached sennit binding and large cowrie shells, 57 cm length ***
*** Two clam shells and sea urchin, length 23 cm 18 cm 14 cm ***
*** Fossil sea sponge, from the Ward Beach area, sea coral sponge and boar tusk, 10 cm diameter each ***
*** Turtle carapace (shell) ***
*** A whales tooth length 14 cm ***
*** A mounted 11 pointer deer's head ***
*** Four auger shells from 16 cm to 10 cm ***
*** A Dayak machete with a monkey skull sheath, 49 cm length ***
*** Three conch shells, length 25 cm 15 cm 10 cm ***
*** Large volute shell and two tonna shells, length 25 cm 17 cm 15 cm ***
*** Royce McGlashen four small shell bowls, artist's name inscribed to base, 8 cm width ***
*** Starfish, seahorse and three assorted shells, length 23 cm to 3 cm ***
*** Two ceramic glazed skull mugs impressed marks ***
*** A mounted thar's head ***
*** Three Venus comb murex shells length 12 cm, 10 cm 8 cm ***
*** Five clam shells (one converted to a purse), length 10 cm to 7 cm ***
*** Three large volute shells, length 35 cm 18 cm 18 cm ***
*** Crocodile shell dish and four other shells length 23 to 12 cm ***
*** 24 assorted sea shells, small sizes ***
*** Strap-Toothed whale fossil tooth, 5 cm length ***
*** Five conch shells, length 15 cm to 5 cm ***
*** Seven conch shells, length 14 cm to 9 cm ***
*** Four large conch shells, length 23 cm to 17 cm ***
*** Two conch shells, length 15 cm and 10 cm ***
*** Two conch shells, length 13 cm and 12 cm ***
*** Two large volute shells, length 15 cm and 14 cm ***
*** Five clam shells, length 16 cm to 8 cm ***
*** Two large tonna shells, length 21 cm ***
*** Five assorted shells length 19 to 8 cm ***
*** 30 assorted sea shells, small to medium sizes ***
*** Four snail shells from the Sepik River ***
*** Five murex shells, length 11 cm to 8 cm ***
*** Six murex shells, length 16 cm to 6 cm ***
*** Seventeen assorted shells, length 14 cm to 5 cm. Est: $80-150 ***
*** A Papua New Guinea woven Sepik River mask, decorated with cowrie shells, boar tuck, and cassowary feather, 45 cm height ***
*** Two large conch shells, length 24 cm and 16 cm ***
*** Three large conch shells, length 26 cm 25 cm 22 cm ***
*** Five conch shells, length 17 cm to 10 cm ***
*** Four volute shells, length 14 cm to 10 cm ***
*** One large tonna shell and two conch shells, length 28 cm 26 cm 22 cm ***
*** Five conch shells length 16 to 10 cm ***
*** Three murex shells, length 18 cm, 18 cm 16 cm ***
*** Nine assorted shells and coral ***
*** Six assorted shells, lengths 22 cm to 8 cm ***
*** 20 assorted sea shells, small to medium sizes ***
*** Three large abalone shells, length 21 cm, 20 cm 17 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, with applied red pigment. ***
*** Six assorted shells, length 13 cm to 8 cm ***
*** Four cowrie shells ***
*** Five cowrie shells ***
*** Five clam shells. length 12 cm to 5 cm ***
*** Five clam shells length 14 cm to 8 cm ***
*** Four clam shells, length cm to 11 cm ***