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Objects of Wonder: Including Relics of Extinct & Mythical Beasts
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Objects of Wonder: Including Relics of Extinct & Mythical Beasts

Featuring Fine Taxidermy, Curiosities, Natural History and Objects of the Wunderkammer.

Auction dates
13 Jul 2022 14:00 BST
Viewing dates
By appointment only
07 Jul 2022 12:00 - 15:00 BST
08 Jul 2022 12:00 - 16:00 BST
11 Jul 2022 10:00 - 16:00 BST
12 Jul 2022 10:00 - 16:00 BST
13 Jul 2022 10:00 - 13:00 BST
Auction currency
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There are 331 lots within this auction
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A SLICE OF GENUINE MOON ROCK
300 - 500 GBP
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A LARGE AMETHYST GEODE
200 - 300 GBP
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A PAIR OF CARVED AMETHYST CRYSTAL BOWLS
200 - 300 GBP
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A PAIR OF 1960'S CHINESE ENAMEL AND HARDSTONE MOUNTED BONSAI TREES
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A COCO DE MER NUT (LODOICEA MALDIVICA): THE WORLD'S LARGEST SEED
600 - 800 GBP
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A COCO DE MER NUT (LODOICEA MALDIVICA): THE WORLD'S LARGEST NUT
600 - 800 GBP
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A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY COLLECTOR'S CABINET
700 - 1,000 GBP
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A COMPOSITION STONE MODEL OF A HUMAN SKULL
200 - 300 GBP
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A CARVED 'DRAGON STONE' SEPTARIAN NODULE SKULL.
180 - 220 GBP
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A CARVED PETRIFIED WOOD SKULL
180 - 220 GBP
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A POLISHED QUARTZ CARVING OF A HUMAN SKULL
650 - 800 GBP
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A CARVED VOLUTE SHELL WITH SKULL
60 - 80 GBP
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MINIATURE BONE ARTICULATED HUMAN SKELETON
200 - 300 GBP
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AN ECORCHE MOUNTED WITH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS UNDER A GLASS DOME
250 - 350 GBP
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A HUMAN FINGER BONE ON BRASS PLINTH.
80 - 120 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY ROE DEER SKULL LAMP
120 - 180 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY ROE DEER HEAD WITH MALFORMED ANTLERS
100 - 150 GBP
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A SET OF RED HARTEBEEST HORNS
100 - 150 GBP
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A SET OF IMPALA HORNS
120 - 180 GBP
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A WARTHOG SKULL (PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS)
200 - 300 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY HAMMER-HEADED FRUIT BAT DISPLAYED ON A PONY SKULL
600 - 800 GBP
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A FRENCH BULLDOG SKELETON (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS)
350 - 450 GBP
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A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL SKELETON (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS)
250 - 350 GBP
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THE SKULL OF A CHINESE WATER DEER (HYDROPOTES INERMIS)
100 - 150 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY / OSTEOLOGY SEA-DEVIL SKULL
200 - 400 GBP
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TAXIDERMY / OSTEOLOGY: BULL SHARK JAWS
150 - 250 GBP
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THE SKELETON OF A FLYING GURNARD (DACTYLOPTERUS VOLITANS)
450 - 550 GBP
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A CARVED SWORDFISH (XIPHIAS GLADIUS) BILL ON WOODEN DISPLAY STAND
180 - 220 GBP
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A CARVED SWORDFISH (XIPHIAS GLADIUS) BILL ON WOODEN DISPLAY STAND
150 - 250 GBP
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A MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL CARVED WITH A RAT
60 - 80 GBP
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A CARVED ANTLER CANE HANDLE DECORATED WITH BEARS AND SALMON
100 - 150 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY BATTLING MONGOOSE AND COBRA SNAKE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
150 - 250 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY LIZARD SKIN AND SNAKE HEAD HANDLED WALKING CANE
80 - 120 GBP
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A DISPLAY OF THIRTY NINE HUMAN GLASS EYES
900 - 1,200 GBP
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'THE DREAM': A PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH REAL BUTTERFLIES
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A MEMENTO MORI DISPLAY OF A SKULL WITH BUTTERFLIES
400 - 600 GBP
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A MEMENTO MORI DISPALY OF A SILVERED SKULL WITH DEATH'S HEAD HAWK MOTHS
500 - 800 GBP
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A MEMENTO MORI DISPLAY WITH A HUMAN SKULL
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY MUMMIFIED CAT UNDER A GLASS DOME
200 - 400 GBP
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A MUMMIFIED CAT, DISPLAYED IN EBONISED 'COFFIN'
150 - 200 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY BAT IN MINATURE COFFIN
100 - 150 GBP
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AN UNUSUAL CERAMIC SET MODELLED AS A HUMAN SKULL AND SKELETON
300 - 500 GBP
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A PAINTED PLASTER HEAD OF A GHOUL
200 - 300 GBP
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A DAYAK TRIBAL CARVED ALTARPIECE
250 - 350 GBP
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TRIBAL ART / ETHNOGRAPHIC ART: A CARVED HARDWOOD FIGURE
80 - 120 GBP
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A 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN DAN MASK
150 - 200 GBP
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A KUBA MAKENGA HEADDRESS / MASK , CONGO
300 - 500 GBP
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AN INDIAN PAINTED WOOD BUST OF A GODDESS
150 - 200 GBP
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A 20TH CENTURY BRONZE ABSTRACT HEAD
150 - 200 GBP
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TRIBAL ART / ETHNOGRAPHIC JEWELLERY: A DOG TOOTH BRACELET WITH 31 TEETH
180 - 220 GBP
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TRIBAL ART / ETHNOGRAPHIC JEWELLERY: A DOG TOOTH NECKLACE WITH 57 TEETH
250 - 300 GBP
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FIVE FRENCH NEANDERTHAL STONE TOOLS
150 - 200 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY LUCKY MONKEY PAW IN GLASS DOME, MID-20TH CENTURY.
150 - 250 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY RATTLESNAKE (CROTALUS)
250 - 350 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY / OSTEOLOGY VIPER SNAKE SKELETON IN GLASS DOME
100 - 200 GBP
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TAXIDERMY / OSTEOLOGY: A FRUIT BAT SKELETON IN GLASS DOME
100 - 200 GBP
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A TAXIDERMY HERMIT CRAB IN SHELL UNDER GLASS DOME
100 - 200 GBP
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A GIANT BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY UNDER A GLASS DOME
80 - 120 GBP
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A DEATH'S HEAD HAWK MOTH AND HUMAN RIB BONE DISPLAY
80 - 120 GBP
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A DISPLAY OF ARACHNIDS, FLYING GECKO AND OTHER EXOTIC INSECTS
150 - 250 GBP
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