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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:73
Lots with images:73
Prices available:73
Category:
Natural History
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A pine relief carved diorama of a clipper ship in full sail, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 37 cm high, 51 cm wide ***
*** A pair of buffalo horns decorated with Australian animals and Aboriginal motifs, late 19th century, 54 cm ***
*** A leopard skin rug with taxidermy head (missing ears), felt backed, early 20th century. 184 cm long, 125 cm wide ***
*** A giant clam shell, early 20th century. 48 cm across ***
*** A Canis Lupus (wolf) skull, 11 cm high, 22 cm long ***
*** A French titled specimen model of a 'Coprinus Comatus' mushroom, circa 1950, 26 cm high ***
*** Pair of mounted water buffalo horns on blackwood shield shaped mount. 104 cm. ***
*** A Leopard skin, South African, early 20th century. 130 x 125 cm ***
*** A whale's rib bone, 19th century ***
*** A taxidermy sea turtle, early 20th century, 58 cm long ***
*** Three taxidermy displays, Pamphobeteus antinous (Peru) F., a spider, framed and glazed, specimen 19 cm long, 32 x 27 cm, Tacua speciosa, Pomponia imperatoria & Tosena faciata, three taxidermy moths, framed as one, 30 x 21 cm and a Black Scorpion… ***
*** A vintage taxidermied sea-turtle, bearing collectors number ex49, 59 cm long, 32 cm wide ***
*** A French titled specimen model of a 'Amanita Citrina' mushroom, circa 1950, 19 cm high ***
*** A collection of tortoise shell brushes and a hair implements, 19th century, all brushes have silver 'Hare bell’ motif inlaid decoration ***
*** An impressive set of 7 point deer antlers with skull mounted on board. Approximately 110 cm high, 90 cm wide ***
*** An unusual tiger skin cat skin rug with taxidermy head, 20th century. 218 x 140 cm ***
*** Three pairs of mounted animal horns, rranging from 50 cm to 65 cm ***
*** A lion skin waste paper basket ***
*** Coco de mer water container India, 19th century ***
*** Natural History; group including tiger shark jaws, crocodile teeth, tortise shell and sea shells. 45+ items ***
*** A small vintage tortoise shell, 40 cm long, 34 cm wide ***
*** Fossilised mammoth's tooth ***
*** A crocodile skull ***
*** Sea turtle shell, early 20th century. Length 70 cm ***
*** A sea turtle shell, early 20th century. 46 x 41 cm ***
*** A French titled specimen model of a ' Suillus Luteus' mushroom, circa 1950, 16 cm high ***
*** A pair of mounted Eland Antelope horns (largest of the African antelopes), mid 20th century. Approximately 80 cm high ***
*** A gilt decoration of an ibex head with horns 50 cm high ***
*** A taxidermy baby doe set on naturalistic base with tree trunk backdrop 45 cm high, 57 cm wide ***
*** A large turtle shell 87 cm high, 70 cm wide ***
*** A taxidermied boars head on a wooden shield back 55 cm high, 41 cm wide, 37 cm deep ***
*** An African Oryx skull with horns, early 20th century, 86 cm high, 41 cm wide. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne ***
*** A bird diorama under dome, 19th century, 24 cm high ***
*** A mineral specimen, 20 x 13 cm ***
*** A collection of three uncarved sperm whale teeth, early 20th century, the longest 17 cm ***
*** A taxidermied head of a leopard. 21 cm high, 32 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** A taxidermied Fallow deer's head mounted on board, 20th century. Approximately 65 cm high, 55 cm deep ***
*** An African python skin, mid 20th century ***
*** A sea turtle shell, 54 x 41 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington ***
*** A sea turtle shell, 42 x 37 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington ***
*** A sea turtle shell, 19th century, 55 x 42 cm ***
*** A taxidermy stags head, on a carved wooden shield back, approx. 98 cm high, 38 cm wide, 69 cm deep ***
*** A French titled specimen model of a 'Leccinum' mushroom, circa 1950, 16 cm high ***
*** A French titled specimen model of a ' Boletus Pinophilus' mushroom, circa 1950, 17 cm high ***
*** A python snake skin. 173 cm long ***
*** A taxidermied duck; 32 cm wide ***
*** Two sailor engraved shells, 19th century, one engraved Toad Miller, dated 1893, the other engraved Marry Christmas, 8 cm high, 7.5 cm wide ***
*** Sea turtle shell, circa 1930s. Length 45 cm ***
*** A taxidermy duck. 18 cm high, 34 cm wide ***
*** A pair of mounted Roan Antelope horns, Tanzania, mid 20th century ***
*** A fossilised mammoth's tooth ***
*** A sailmaker's gimlet with whale tooth handle, 19th century, 13.5 cm long, 9 cm wide ***
*** A impressive pair of African Kudu horns ***
*** A pair of Wildebeest mounted horns, Tanzania, early to mid 20th century. 59 cm ***
*** A taxidermied bird display in a glass dome. 26 cm high ***
*** Two whale's teeth, 18/19th century. 10 cm and 14 cm ***
*** Two antique whale vertebrae on stands, together with four related books, the largest 38 cm across ***
*** Hawthorn: taxidermy hawk, in wonderful pose on branch with wings extended, 56 cm tall, 73 cm wingspan ***
*** An undecorated whales tooth, 19th century, with leather thong ***
*** A small group of miscellaneous collectibles comprising two carved and etched pearl shells, a small taxidermy turtle, a pair of Chinese brass curtain hooks, a carved jade, a horn scent bottle, a small carved wooden platter, a carved soap stone dish and a… ***
*** A pair of antler horns, 20 cm long ***
*** A carved whale's tooth penguin statue, North American, Inuit. 15 cm ***
*** A taxidermy goats head, 20th century. 36 cm high ***
*** Four decorative framed prints of shells. 40 x 33 cm each (inclusive of frame) ***
*** An African Impala skin, Tanzania, mid 20th century. 120 x 110 cm ***
*** A pair of Buffalo horns. 66 cm wide ***
*** A pair of mounted Stag horns, 20th century. Approximately 60 cm high, 90 cm wide ***
*** A rams skull and a pair of goats horns. Ram 52 cm wide ***
*** A contemporary yellow glass specimen vase, 20th century, 22 cm high ***
*** A very large conche shell 40 cm long ***
*** Two nautilus shells, the largest 14 cm ***
*** A collection of five various sea shells ***
*** Three mounted sets of African Dik horns mounted on single shield shape board, 20th century. Board is 22 cm high, 25 cm wide ***