*** | A rare brass and glass ships compass labelled G. Plath, Hamburg, Germany | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Theodolite by Stanley of London called 'The Eltham' model housed in 19th century glass dome. A precision instrument in excellent working condition. Together with a 14 foot telescopic staff plus a 100 foot standard steel tape measure by E.R.Watts of London… | *** | |
*** | A large Art Nouveau style glazed stoneware pot on stand, 20th century. 78 cm high | *** | |
*** | Starfish & Crinoid Plate, fossils from late Ordovician period, from lower Ktaoua Fm, Mecissi region, Morocco. | *** | |
*** | Set of 7 Victorian Government measures of capacity from Old Melbourne Observatory circa 1940. Gallon, half gallon, quart, pint, half pint, gill & half gill. In one box with glass strike discs. Each brass measure is hand engraved 'Imperial Standard,… | *** | |
*** | A large deer head with antlers, approx. 85 cm high, 70 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A large brass two handle grain measure, inscribed 'Imperial Standard Bushell Victoria', fitted with a glass top, 25.5 cm high, 47.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A good gilt-wood barometer, French, circa 1780. 105 cm high, 44 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A lion skin rug | *** | |
*** | Clam shell of impressive proportions. 87 x 57 cm | *** | |
*** | A Georgian mahogany stick barometer, by J. Barbon, English, early 19th century 96 cm high | *** | |
*** | A brass microscope in mahogany case by C Collins London, English 19th century. Height 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A barometer and thermometer early 20th 105 x 22 cm by S and B. Solomans 39 Albemarle Street, London, with mahogany frame | *** | |
*** | A pair of Ammonite bookends, Jurassic period, 200-300 million years old. Height 18.5 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 19th century apothecary set in brass bound mahogany box by 'J.Walker, London', bottles labeled 'Gould & Martin Homoeopathic Chemists, 90 Collins St. East, Melbourne, 20 cm high, 27 cm wide, 17 cm deep | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder made by Casella London with 70 charts. These instruments record intensity & duration of the sun's rays. Used by observatories & weather stations. In museum condition. Late 19th century. 22.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A French terrestrial globe on a cast iron tripod base circa 1900, made by G. Thomas Paris. Height 57 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine oak stick barometer by Elliott Brothers, 449 strand London, 19th century. Height 95 cm | *** | |
*** | Two antique lidded pewter measures 18th century | *** | |
*** | Two antique lidded pewter measures 18th century | *** | |
*** | A pair of ammonite bookends, Jurassic period, 200-300 million years old | *** | |
*** | A globe mounted on circular glass stand by Smith and Son Ltd., 19th century, inscribed Patent 19460 the Empire Clock, 20 cm high | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | An ammonite, 28 cm long, 24 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Two carved and engraved baleen tusks, second half 19th century, the longest 45.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Assorted apothecary jars, dispensing bottles, beakers, etc including 19th century J. S. Abraham of Sydney advertising ceramic pot lid. Varying sizes (24 items). | *** | |
*** | A Scottish rosewood brass-mounted stick barometer by S. Bon, Dundee, 19th century | *** | |
*** | A large brass and leather mounted telescope, French/English 19th century, with folding military stand. 135 cm high, 148 cm long closed | *** | |
*** | 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 small antique lidded pewter measure 18th century | *** | |
*** | A fine brass and oak and steel watchmaker's lathe early 20th century 28 x 41 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 large lacquered brass reflecting telescope, signed to the eyepiece extension tube 'Kasner & Moss, Melbourne', 19th century, on a iron tripod base brass mounted stand, length of tube 137 cm | *** | |
*** | Meteorite: Henbury Meteorite, 403.2g, from the Henbury crater field in Northern Territory | *** | |
*** | Precision aneroid barometer by Mechanism Ltd of London. Range 900-1050 mb, accuracy 0.1 mb. These instruments are very rare and are still used at Observatories & airfields today. Originally retailed at £13,000, calibrated and in excellent condition | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | An English 19th century brass telescope on adjusting tripod base. Height 30 cm on stand | *** | |
*** | A brass theodolite, labelled Herga and Company Brisbane, (F. J. Bright) 19th century 33 x 31 x 19 cm with accessories in case | *** | |
*** | A pair of ammonite bookends. Jurassic period, 200-300 million years old. Black fossil bases | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | An early English stick barometer in oak case with mercury thermometer & an adjustable vernier. 100 cm. Fully restored. | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | A wall mounted zebra head approximately 75 cm | *** | |
*** | A named specimen model of a 'Hygrocybe Conica' mushroom, French, circa 1950. 16 cm high | *** | |
*** | A named specimen model of a 'Amanita Citrina' mushroom, French, circa 1950. 19 cm high | *** | |
*** | An Australian taxidermy Bower bird and Regent Rifle bird under glass dome, 19th century. 48 cm high, 32 cm diameter. Note: This lot has been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions… | *** | |
*** | A barograph in mahogany case retailed by E. Esdaile & Sons Sydney, made in England. 23 x 36 x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A set of 7 graduated penguin figures, carved whale's tooth, the tallest 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Antique rosewood box fitted with draghtsmans tools, whalebone ruler and presentation plaque 'Presented by Lord John Hay to Mr J Hammond as a token of regard and esteem'. Also includes original presentation letter and business card. Lord John Hay was a… | *** | |
*** | A malachite cased mineral specimen collection in the form of a book, 4 cm high, 27 cm long, 20 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A pair of whale ear bones, late 19th century, the largest 13 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Water Buffalo skull & horns of impressive proportions approximately, 120 cm span | *** | |
*** | Ammonite: impressive Jurassic period (180 million years old) with crystalline structure. Set on a custom built stand stamped J.Antony Redmile. Fossil diameter 17 cm approx. Height 26 cm total. G/VG condition | *** | |
*** | A collection of six shell mounted dioramas, first half 20th century, in the style of a sailor's valentine, the largest 27 cm high | *** | |
*** | A scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th century, engraved with a whaling scene and a ship, 16 cm high | *** | |
*** | Marra Mamba Tiger Eye, Microbialite, 270myo, from Mount Brockman, Western Australia, size 15 x 7 cm | *** | |
*** | A large clam-shell | *** | |
*** | An unusual cedar cased ship and shoreline diorama, Australian, 19th century, 41 cm high, 97.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A named specimen model of a 'Suillus Luteus' mushroom, French, circa 1950. 16 cm high | *** | |
*** | A named specimen model of a 'Russula Amara' mushroom, French, circa 1950. 17 cm high | *** | |
*** | A jersey pewter measure of typical form, circa 1760 | *** | |
*** | A quart Oews bud baluster measure c1760. Height 19.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Three sawfish bills, early to mid 20th century, largest 97 cm | *** | |
*** | Aspidorhynchus in limestone concretion of the Cretaceous period, from Ceara, Brazil, 135-65 Million years ago, 52 cm long | *** | |
*** | Trilobite phacops of the Devonian period, possibly from Morocco, 400-350 million years ago, 12.5 cm long. Provenance: Erasmus & Co. London | *** | |
*** | Ship's captain surgical kit, incomplete but rare. Housed in a fitted brass bound mahogany box with makers plaque 'Evans & Wormull, London'. Height 7.5 cm, width 45 cm, depth 17.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of large wall mounted deer antlers, French, 19th century, approx. 100 cm high, 66 cm wide | *** | |
*** | English mahogany banjo barometer by 'P. Corti, Exeter'. Corti of 5 Market Street, Exeter is listed as a manufacturer of barometers in 1850. Fully restored. 92 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large cobalt blue carboy, French 19th century. 60 cm high, approx. 46 cm diameter | *** | |