| *** | An extraordinary large and rare horn from a white rhinoceros, Collected in Nairobi in 1858 by the vendors great-grandfather in 1858, one side marked in stencil: Hp 30- for Henry Paxton 125 cm long base 20 by 19 cm with very old paper label still attached… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare African double-rhinoceros horn, pre-1950, from a black rhino, good colour and excellent condition, mounted, weight 3.5kg (approximately). Provenance: Acquired in Africa in the 1940's by the late owner's father and brought to Australia in 1956, when… | *** |  |
| *** | Two tiger skin rugs, formally performing tigers for the Australian Circus Royale, one with brown felt backing, largest 245 cm long, 160 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A small rhino horn cup, late Qing dynasty carved with a lotus leaf and flowers, the translucent amber-colored horn darkening to black at the base, 6.5 cm high, 11 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: Wong Yin Hou, Kowloon early 1980's, (1644-1911) | *** |  |
| *** | A large Narwhal tusk, first half 20th century, 220 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Panthera tigris sumatrae (tiger) skin, with fully taxidermied head, glass eyes and documentation, 250 x 188 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early Australian platypus rug of 56 pelts, the animals taken from the Namoi River at Manilla, Northern New South Wales, circa 1900, overall 183 x 162 cm, the pelts backed on brown felt | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of narwhal tusks, 197 cm high, and 190 cm high. Provenance: The Warren Anderson Collection | *** |  |
| *** | A quoll skin rug, circa 1900, 125 x 135 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cased set of taxidermied exotic birds, English, including a Toucan and a Quetzel (now extinct), 19th century, 82 cm high, 53 cm wide, 21 cm deep. Provenance: J B Hawkins Antiques | *** |  |
| *** | A polar bear skin rug, with fully taxidermied head, 220 cm long, Nb: This Item requires a CITES certificate for export. This lot cannot be shipped to the USA or Territories | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of rare and important hand painted clam shells depicting North Queensland Aboriginal scenes, 19th century, monogrammed M.G. approximate size 17 x 27 cm each | *** |  |
| *** | A tiger skin rug, approximately 120 cm long from head to tip of tail | *** |  |
| *** | A cased taxidermied platypus, signed: Pratt and sons 11 north street quadrant, English, early 20th century, 76 cm high, 56.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A platypus skin rug, circa 1900, 170 x 125 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fully taxidermied Sumatran tiger skin, 195 x 130 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large mounted Lion skin rug, approximately 285 cm from head to tail | *** |  |
| *** | A folk art cottage diorama with mariner shell decoration, late 19th century, 47 cm high, 62 cm wide, 40 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A male lion skin rug on black felt backing, mid 20th century, 261 cm long, 175 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian bird diorama in a glazed cedar case, 19th century, 81 cm high, 62 cm wide, 22 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Bengal tiger skin rug with taxidermy head, early 20th century. An impressive 303 x 109 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of cased Taxidermied birds, English, 19th century, 78 cm high, 35 cm wide, 20 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Victorian taxidermist's display case, including an eastern spine bill, blue wrens, lorikeets, spotted pardalote, budgerigar, eastern shrike tit, bronze wing pigeon, quail, sacred kingfisher and golden whistlers | *** |  |
| *** | A tiger skin with fully taxidermied head, 19th century. 260 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A large Australian bird diorama on stand, 19th century, 156 cm high, 103 cm wide, 30 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large possum skin rug, late 19th/early 20th century, 250 cm x 180 cm. Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd, Woollahra p. 144 (illustrated) | *** |  |
| *** | An imposing cast iron wall mounting stags head, Continental 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted polar bear skull with gaping jaws and three removable silver beakers, 25 cm high, 31 cm long, The skull was part of the Archive of Gordon Burt, OBE (Christie's Australia, 28 November 1996, Lot 472). Gordon Burt was the Engineer on the… | *** |  |
| *** | Taxidermied Platypus: Late 19th century to Early 20th century mounted on kauri pine & papier mache base. Platypus length 54 cm. Rare | *** |  |
| *** | A narwhal tusk, 19th century, 80.7 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Tiger skin rug: Handsome skin rug with taxidermied head. This tiger was trophied by the vendor's grandfather in 1927 in Malaya near the town of Ipoh where it was menacing local children & livestock. Length 225 cm, width 142 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dayak carved money skull, height 22 cm, width 17 cm, 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Panthera leo (lioness) skin, with fully taxidermied head, glass eyes and documentation, 282 x 186 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A possum skin rug on blue felt backing bearing label 'Manufacturing Furriers, J.Jackson & Sons, Tivoli Fur Store, Albert Square, Brisbane', early 20th century. 184 cm x 152 cm. Provenance: The rug was originally commissioned by the vendors mother during… | *** |  |
| *** | A koala skin rug, circa 1900, 125 x 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian 49 pelt platypus skin rug. 132 x 155 cm. This rug was acquired by the vendor from John Bovill, now deceased, in 1997. The rug had been in Mr Bovill's family, residents of Tasmania, since the pelts were collected in the late 19th and early… | *** |  |
| *** | A leopard skin rug | *** |  |
| *** | Whales teeth: collection of 42 teeth ranging in size from 4 cm to 15 cm, plus a pair of horns. (44 items) | *** |  |
| *** | A large collection of various shells and coral | *** |  |
| *** | A set of eight deer skull and antlers, French, 19th century, mounted on oak shields, each approx. 32 cm high. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Hermannsburg kangaroo skin rug, only two other examples of its kind have been recorded which now reside in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney & the South Australian Museum in Adelaide. Original Hermannsberg Mission label on reverse and in excellent… | *** |  |
| *** | Taxidermied Platypus, early 20th century. With facsimile hand written note 'To the grandchild who should be intrusted. This was stuffed & mounted by your Great Grandfather Carmelo Mastorana. Year about 1912 (or there about) Australian Platypus or… | *** |  |
| *** | A large multiple panel glazed tall ship diorama on stand, dated 1889, together with a photograph of the maker Mr. Crawford, 2nd prize winner at the Mechanics Institute, Hamilton, August 1889, 210 cm high, 138 cm wide, 45 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Lion skin floor rug, South African, early 20th century. 270 x 204 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Panthera tigris (tiger) skull, 15 cm high, 30 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A taxidermy model of a white barn owl, 19th century, under glass dome. 2 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A black panther skin rug approximately 230 cm long from head to tip of tail | *** |  |
| *** | A rare puma skin rug 180 cm long from head to tail | *** |  |
| *** | A polar bear skin rug with taxidermy head on felt backing, early 20th century. 260 cm long, 200 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | Sperm whale teeth. Group of 21 ranging in size from 12 cm to 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two large clam shells | *** |  |
| *** | A leopard skin rug mounted by Army and C.S. Ltd London approximately 220 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A lioness skin rug, approx 277 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A zebra skin rug approximately 320 cm long from head to tail | *** |  |
| *** | Two pairs of large wall mounted ibex horns, approx. 136 cm high overall (4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | An engraved shell with an Australian coat of arms, 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | A walrus baculum, early 20th century, 57 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A silver mounted polar bear skull with gaping jaws and three removable silver beakers. 25 cm high, 31 cm long. The skull was part of the Archive of Gordon Burt, OBE (Christie's Australia, 28 November 1996, Lot 472). Gordon Burt was the Engineer on the… | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of six various whale teeth, late 19th/20th century, the largest 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Taxidermied fairy penguin in glass dome, late 19th century. Dome 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive white shell mirror, decorated with various species of shells including spider conch, tonna, scallop and rare candle staghorn. 135 x 105 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Art Nouveau style glazed stoneware pot on stand, 20th century. 78 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large deer head with antlers, approx. 85 cm high, 70 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A lion skin rug | *** |  |
| *** | Clam shell of impressive proportions. 87 x 57 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large white coral specimen. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A zebra skin floor rug; approx. 280 cm long, 195 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A large taxidermy model of a blue marlin, 82 cm high, 130 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A sawfish bill, mid 20th century, 132 cm | *** |  |
| *** | The Orontes, a pair of folk art painted pearl shells in glass domes, late 19th century, 26 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large whale rib bone, 265 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A taxidermist's model of a Cape Barren Goose | *** |  |
| *** | Two taxidermy bird displays in glass domes, 19th century. 43 cm & 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A possum skin rug, circa 1900, 190 x 144 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large deer head with antlers, 85 cm wide, 110 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A king size 'Hermes' fur bed throw, approx. 300 x 300 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Equus quagga (Zebra) skin, 310 x 200 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two carved and engraved baleen tusks, second half 19th century, the longest 45.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A taxidermy case of three red squirrels, European, 19th century, case 63 cm high, 55 cm wide and 15 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A large French stuffed deer head mounted on an oak plaque 140 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rhinoceros horn whip 19th century x 52.5 | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of 14 whale's teeth, two with tips cut, longest 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Taxidermied bird under glass dome, English, 19th century, 37 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of engraved horns with Australian scenes, 19th century, 28 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Two antique whales eardrums, approximately 10 cm wide, mounted on harpoon tips | *** |  |
| *** | A brown bear skin rug with taxidermy head on black felt backing, mid 20th century, 170 cm long, 155 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A cased set of taxidermied birds | *** |  |
| *** | A shell incised with the Lord's Prayer and 'A Colonial Present, Shell found in Torres Straits and engraved in the Colony', 19th century, 14 cm across | *** |  |
| *** | A taxidermied wall mounted stag head. 140 cm high, 80 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A mounted deer head with antlers, 96 cm high and approx. 45 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A deer head with antlers, three horns and two a top, approx. 55 cm wide, 73 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Mounted monkey’s head & two taxidermied monkeys. (3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | An African cheetah skin with fully taxidermied head, circa 1950. 208 cm long and 122 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Two large and one smaller whales teeth, 19th century, one with engraved line, 16 cm high, the other undecorated, 17 cm high, and one other, 13 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A taxidermist case containing a pheasant and various other birds. 82 cm high, 83 cm wide. 24 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A set of mounted buffalo horns, 1968, labelled Kenya 1968.105 cm wide and shield approx 46 cm high | *** |  |