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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:70
Lots with images:70
Prices available:70
Category:
Natural History
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A Victorian basket of miniature coral & sea shells, in a gilt frame of the same period, within a shadow box, 22 x 18 cm ***
*** A sea turtle, with a mellowed aged patina, taxidermy, Papua New Guinea Provenance: acquired in the 1970s ***
*** An Indian carved and painted timber panel animals and skull SLR 169 cm x 66 cm ***
*** A pair of stag three point horns on part skull and shield mounts 66 x 64 cm ***
*** A pair of Elk three point antlers onn full skull mount antler 53 x 47 cm over all 85 x 47 cm ***
*** Two Swordfish bills one 64 cm long the other 46 cm ***
*** An antique sperm whale tooth, length 11 cm ***
*** Two large conch shells, Triton trumpet, one chipped at narrow end, lengths 35 & 29 cm ***
*** A simulated ivory resin tusk decorated with figural scene to one side, wooden stand, 74 cm long ***
*** Two tortoise shell cigarette cases ***
*** A New Zealand Pukeko (Swamp hen) on naturalistic stand ***
*** A dog tooth pectoral, Sassoya, Prince Alexander mountains, Papua New Guinea, dog teeth are considered money, they are woven into elaborate pectorals, headdresses etc. For ceremony and also for brideprice transactions, 20 x 31 cm ***
*** Four Turbo Marmoratus shells, iridescent [4], height 9-12 cm ***
*** A collection of 20 Kodiak bear claws the claws were salvaged from the original full bear skin rug which had deteriorated. ***
*** A pair of water buffalo horns with fur mount 66 x 35 cm ***
*** A taxidermy baby crocodile, L. 41 cm ***
*** A mounted sperm whales tooth, inscribed plaque, tooth of a sperm whale, caught off Albany West Australia. ***
*** An antique turtle shell ***
*** A small wild cat skin ***
*** Collection of shells includes conch etc, condition varies [15] ***
*** Five Bohemia crystal wine glasses etched with Australian animals, including a koala, lyre bird, platypus, cockatoo, possum ***
*** Euoropean school (XIX). A Botanical Specimen - Ela-Calli. Hand coloured engraving 33.5 x 44.5 cm ***
*** Two pearl white Nautilus sea shells, each mounted & framed in a shadow box (2), 48 x 40 cm frame ***
*** Two old conch shells, Schouten Islands, Papua New Guinea. Lengths 24 cm and 26 cm ***
*** Russian seal carved from a sperm whale tooth ***
*** A collection of New Guinea Highlands jewelry, Papua New Guinea (4) including two kina shells, a pigs tusk necklace and a shell fragment necklace ***
*** A whale's tooth, 12 cm long ***
*** A pale salmon upholstered armchair ***
*** A pair of buffalo horns, height 43 cm ***
*** A boulder opal specimen, mounted on pewter with echidna figures ***
*** A box of assorted sea shells ***
*** Five clam shells, sizes vary [5], length 27 - 31 cm ***
*** Five spider conch shells, sizes & condition varies, several chipped [5], length 12 - 28 cm ***
*** A scale model diorama of World War I scene in Perspex display case 23 x 69 x 48 cm ***
*** Ten freshwater oyster shells with freshwater pearls (10) ***
*** A clam shell approx 29 cm ***
*** A clam shell aprox 28 cm long ***
*** Sterling silver and tortoise shell mounted brush set, Mappin and Webb, Birmingham 1912 with damages and loss of mirror ***
*** A large clam shell 35 cm ***
*** A turtle shell, 36 x 30 cm ***
*** A goat skin rug ***
*** A wombat skin and another. ***
*** An infant Sawshark 60 cm, full body mount ***
*** Three vintage conch shells, length 15 - 21 cm ***
*** A shovel Nose Guitarfish 90 cm x 29 cm full body mount ***
*** A Sydney port Jackson shark full body mount 49 cm x 23 cm ***
*** Two helmet conch shells, larger shell chipped on edge, sizes vary [2], length 9 & 15 cm ***
*** A pair of buffalo horns ***
*** A collection of shells & coral including conch, clam ***
*** Five oyster shells, mother of pearl interior, diameter 9-12 cm ***
*** Two Murex snail shells (Radix & Pink-mouted) & two Crown conch shells [4]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 9-13 cm ***
*** A large beaver skin approx. 105 x 60 cm ***
*** Three Volute shells, sizes vary, one broken on edge, length 10 - 21 cm ***
*** Three pearl shells & two egg ornaments ***
*** A collection of four woven fibre Skirts 'Doba', Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, c.1964 (4), incorporationg banana fibre, pandanus leaf and shells. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the… ***
*** A small crocodile skin, L. 97 cm ***
*** A celluloid tortoise shell card case, 8 x 6 x 1 cm ***
*** Two Canadian wood sculptures. Salmon and otter ***
*** Five sea shells, including a Tun shell, Volutes & Cone shells [5]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 6-13 cm ***
*** Five Auger shells & two Tibia shells [7]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 8-15 cm ***
*** Two small clam shells, one fluted. Provenance: The Badgery family, 14 x 20 cm, 18 x 19 cm ***
*** Three Sider conch shells & one Thorny oyster shell [4]. Provenance: The Badgery family, largest 18 x 12 cm, smallest 13 x 6 cm ***
*** A collection of small sea shells, including Cowries, horn shells, Pipis, Cone shells, sea Urchins etc. Provenance: The Badgery family ***
*** A collection of shells including tiger cowrie, oyster ***
*** Two shield mounts with a pair of plaster cast horns ***
*** A collage of porcupine quills, boar tusks, decoratively framed ***
*** Four pistol shells including .38 special Norma Magnum, 8 mm & 9 mm auto pistol & 7.65 mm Kynoch pistol ***
*** 22 x late 20th century advertising stickers, Tooth Sydney Draft, Presto, Ardath, Time, Camel and others 77 cm x 39 cm ***
*** A framed fossil of a shark tooth in a matrix ***
*** A box of Escargot serving shells together with a Conch shell ***