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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A set of two trophy mounted mid 20th century black rhinoceros horns the front horn having a leading edge of 65 cm and the rear horn having a leading edge of 50 cm, the circumference of the base is 83 cm, the weight of the horns is 5. 2kgs and with the… ***
*** An early 20th century black rhinoceros head shoulder mount, complete with both horns, some restoration work has been carried out over the whole piece apart from the horns. The front horn is 44 cm on the leading edge and 38 cm around the base, the back… ***
*** A capacious mid 20th century black rhinoceros horn the horn stands 42 cm high the base circumference is 57 cm and is 22 cm x 15 cm and weighs 4.8kg. It was harvested in Kenya in 1959 and was imported into Australia in 1998 ***
*** A magnificent and very large pair of African elephant tusks, the tusks are of wonderful form and colour, they were harvested in the mid to late 1960's in Kenya, and imported into Australia in 1998, having spent many years in storage, they are each mounted… ***
*** A massive pair of African bull elephant tusks, the tusks are of exceptional form and colour, they were harvested in the mid to late 1960's in Kenya, and imported into Australia in 1998, having spent many years in storage, they are each mounted on Mt Elgon… ***
*** An impressive and large pair of African elephant tusks, the tusks are of good form and colour, they were harvested in the mid to late 1960's in Kenya, and imported into Australia in 1998, having spent many years in storage, they are each mounted on Mt… ***
*** An early 20th century rhinoceros horn approximately 58 cm along front edge, 43 cm high, diameter at base 19 cm, weight 3,602gms. Buyers Please note: This Item has been assessed by the Australian Federal Government Department of Wildlife trade Compliance… ***
*** An African black rhinoceros horn, circa 1947 This horn was harvested in 1947/48 by the vendor's father and is sold with a copy of a black and white photograph taken at the time of harvest. 34 cm - leading edge, 38 cm - girth at base, 1,631 gms. ***
*** A magnificent and very large pair of African elephant tusks the tusks are of wonderful form and colour. They were harvested in the mid to late 1960's in Kenya, and imported into Australia in 1998, having spent many years in storage, they are each mounted… ***
*** A late 19th/early 20th century black rhinoceros horn, the horn is of good colour and form, it is 36 cm long the base has a circumference of 42 cm and is 12.5 cm x 14 cm and weighs 1.30kg. ***
*** An African black rhinoceros horn circa 1947. This horn was harvested in 1947/48 by the vendor's father and is sold with a copy of a black and white photograph taken at the time of harvest. 18 cm - leading edge, 38 cm girth at base, 1,036gms ***
*** An early 20th century rhinoceros horn approximately 21 cm along front edge, 20 cm high, diameter at base 16 cm, weight 1,577gms. ***
*** A late 19th/early 20th century black rhinoceros horn, the horn is of good colour, it is 16 cm long the base has a circumference of 42 cm and is 12 cm x 14.5 cm and weighs 0.72kg. ***
*** A 19th century mahogany 24-drawer microscope collectors cabinet and contents ***
*** An exceptional pair of African elephant tusks, circa 1952 each tusk approximately 115 cm long with a girth of 36 cm, weights 5.2 and 6.5 kgs respectively. Provenance: A Prominent Melbourne Collector, originally mounted on an ebony stand (which has now… ***
*** A magnificient polar bear skin floor rug in immaculate condition with CITES certification 205 cm in length ***
*** A human skeleton fully intact with complete teeth (male) marked with muscle origin and insertions ***
*** Twenty-six hand drawn & painted Turkish anatomical & medical drawings, [26], based on original medical texts composed in the 15th century by the Turkish physician Serafettin Sabuncuoglu. At that time, it represented the most detailed anatomical… ***
*** A large single African elephant tusk, harvested in the mid to late 1960's in Kenya, and imported into Australia in 1998, having spent many years in storage. 219 cm along the leading edge, 48 cm girth at base weigh 32.2kgs. Other Notes: This Lot is subject… ***
*** A massive and magnificent moose head shoulder mount trophy in exceptional condition with detachable antlers, the moose is approx 123 cm from nose to mount and the antlers span 150 cm ***
*** A large hippotamus skull cicra 1900 missing three teeth and three front tusks, the two lower front tusks are split, 70 x 62 cm ***
*** A large important 19th century cased brass compound microscope marked Andrew Ross Optician London ***
*** A large hippotamus skull, circa 1900 missing five teeth and four tusks, the two lower middle tusks May not be the original. 66 x 61 cm ***
*** A Watkins & Hill, 5 Charing Cross Road London barometer, Raemur, c.1760, flame mahogany sick barometer, flat top, inlaid case with mercury tube & glass cover, silvered brass scale plate with scale reading & weather indications, signed 'Watkins & Hill, 5… ***
*** A circular rug made from the pelts of 12 leopards 204 cm diameter ***
*** A rare set of 14 19th century green glass hand blown apothecary bottles ***
*** A magnificent tiger skin with mounted head it is mid 20th century and is 277 cm long and 216 cm wide. ***
*** A mid 20th century full jaguar skin with mounted head, on brown felt backing 208 cm long, 148 cm wide, in very good order, one ear has some damage ***
*** A large mahogany cased brass compound microscope marked W Watson & Sons London van Heurck No. 1 ***
*** An unusual still life display of European game, the hung specimens comprising a male golden pheasant, a brown hare, a Eurasian woodcock, a male willow grouse in dark red phase & abrace of grey partridges, in a deep oval mahogany case height 110 cm ***
*** A star globe Kevin & Hughes Ltd Epoch 1975, celestial globe in timber casing, printed by George Philip & Sons Ltd, brass fittings, 26.5 x 26.5 x 28 cm ***
*** A sea turtle shell, 38.5 x 30 cm ***
*** Two encased mounted trout by taxidermist Phillip p. Leggett bulton. Length 122 cm ***
*** A boulder opal specimen ***
*** An African zebra shoulder mount ***
*** A cased opticians stand and lenses Oeil Artificiel Dr Maurice Perry ***
*** A North American Elk shoulder mount with 6 point antlers ***
*** A sea turtle shell, hook attached to top edge for hanging, 45 x 40 cm ***
*** A Celestron NexStar 8SE high performance computerised telescope, remote control case of lenses and travel wheelie case ***
*** Vintage taxidermy - mounted head of an African sable antelope 116 cm ***
*** A Zeiss R.Winkel Gottingen microscope, boxed and with various components C1915 together with Leitz booklet, slides and accessories, some fittings missing from box ***
*** A brass telescope 'Observer' by W. Watson & Sons, London ***
*** An early anatomical torso. Height 93 cm ***
*** An early 19th century gimbal brass mounted rosewood ship's mercury barometer, marked W Langford, Broad Quay Bristol, height 96 cm ***
*** Early twentieth century leopard skin rug with felt backing ***
*** A rare large Sacred Mushroom, Qing Dynasty, the mushroom enhanced forming a mask with leather nose added. Provenance: Acquired in Paris, height 15 cm, length, 29 cm ***
*** A tiger skin rug measuring 323 cm, from nose to tail tip, 200 cm from paw to paw (rear) and 223 cm, paw to paw (front) ***
*** A very large sea turtle shell, 90 x 76 cm ***
*** A coco de mer seed pod ***
*** A Loggerhead turtle shell ***
*** A 19th century shell inlaid rosewood banjo shaped wall barometer marked Arighi-Maccelsfield ***
*** A stuffed crocodile, poised to strike with open jaw, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, length 117 cm ***
*** An Asian bear skin ***
*** A large saltwater crocodile skull ***
*** Early twentieth century leopard skin rug with felt backing ***
*** A 19th century mahogany apothecary box fitted with two drawers and contents ***
*** A mahogany cased brass compound microscope marked E Leitz Wetzlar No. 47778 ***
*** A 19th century brass binocular microscope with disecting bed marked J swift & Sons London ***
*** 82 elements of the periodic table and 18 alloys ***
*** A large sea turtle shell ***
*** A mid 20th century swordfish rostrum, on custom mount. Provenance: Ex. Private Museum, Queensland, length 115.5 cm, width 30 cm ***
*** A lioness skin rug measuring 260 cm, from nose to tail tip, 200 cm from paw to paw (rear) and 170 cm, paw to paw (front) ***
*** Nine hippopotamus teeth ***
*** A white tail deer shoulder mount with four point antlers ***
*** A half medical human skeleton including skull ***
*** An R and J Beck 9126 brass binocular lense compound microscope ***
*** A North American Badger life size 80 cm long, 24 cm wide, 26 cm high ***
*** A very rare mahogany cased aneroid barocyclonometer or 'Typhoon barometer'. Schmidt and Ziegler, Remscheid, to a design by Jose Algue, Manila, early 20th century, tbox opening to reveal Faura pattern aneroid barometer with 6 inch circular silvered… ***
*** An African Puku antelope shoulder mount horns 44 cm long, 28 cm wide ***
*** A large turtle shell, 73 x 55 cm ***
*** A 19th century mahogany cased brass telescope with folding tripod stand and engraved to a W Morris Esq on Leaving Greenock October 1855 ***
*** A 19th century mahogany chemist box and fittings fitted with a drawer ***
*** Two rare golden cowrie, Cypraea Aurantium of the central Pacific, note: These are in superb condition & collected since the 18th century by conchologists, length 9 & 9.5 cm ***
*** A large Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher tortoise) shell ***
*** A medium sized Gopher Polyphemus (Gopher tortoise) shell ***
*** A rare Admiral Fitzroy mercury barometer in an oak cabinet c.1880 125 cm high ***
*** A mahogany cased German theodolite marked T H Rosenberg and John Lummert Berlin ***
*** A watchmakers lathe and tools ***
*** A unique Coco de Mer, in the natural shape with a carved scalloped edge, Seychelles Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with the centre divided as a basket, legend has it that the male and female seed pods embrace each other on a stormy night to produce this rare… ***
*** A pair of Blesbock mounted skulls on oak shields 1923 ***
*** 77.2 KG amethyst cathedral with calcite overgrowth 109 cm high ***
*** An opal specimen, height 10 cm ***
*** An 18th century brass bound mahogany surgeons field operating set marked Weiss & Sons 62 strand London together with a hand forged saw ***
*** A mahogany cased 19th century brass compound microscope marked Smith and Besk Coleman Street London No. 1256. Height 44 cm ***
*** Two boxes of assorted microscope slides ***
*** A pair of sterling silver Nautilus shell stands, St James House Company, London, 1981 ***
*** A magnificent African black wildebeest shoulder mount horns 45 cm, long and 28 cm, wide ***
*** A Tornaghi & Co, Sydney brass theodolite, on timber stand, under a glass dome, height 48 cm incl. Dome ***
*** A large sperm whale tooth, circa 1880 bears label from the Australian Museum inspection 2/10/2012 19 cm ***
*** A mahogany cased bronze theodolite marked Troughton and Simms London ***
*** A mahogany cased 19th century brass compound microscope and accessories marked Steward London No. 169 ***
*** A mahogany cased brass monocular compound microscope marked J swift & Sons London ***
*** A full body sea turtle with shell, complete, 60 cm long ***
*** A taxidermy fresh water crocodile, poised to strike with open jaw length 156 cm ***
*** A Vicuna pelt rug, Chilie, pre World War II, some stitching loose, pelts in good condition,a rare item bought to Australia from Chile pre World War II, Vicunas were hunted without restrictions from the period of Spanish conquest to 1964 which reduced its… ***
*** A 19th century walnut achromatic stereoscope by R J Beck ***