Cabinet of Curiosities Part I: Through Time & Space

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Cabinet of Curiosities Part I: Through Time & Space

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ANATOMICAL HUMAN SKULL,retaining nine upper teeth, approx. 15.5cm high, on plinth base ...[more]

LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WAX ANATOMICAL STUDY OF A HEAD AND PARTIAL-BRAIN,the head with eyelash and brow detail, also detailing parts of the nervo...

19TH CENTURY WAX ANATOMICAL STUDY OF AN ANUS,showing muscle and fatty tissue, in glazed mahogany case, 33.5cm wide ...[more]

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMPOSITION MICROCEPHALIC BUST,modelled as a young adult male, 19.5cm highAdditional images now available showing the...

19TH CENTURY FRENCH ANATOMICAL STUDY OF A CUT-AWAY BRAIN,mounted on circular base, the brain 15cm wideThe brain appears to be made from resin. Unf...

19TH CENTURY WAX ANATOMICAL STUDY OF A CUT-AWAY HEAD,17.5cm wide, on plinth base ...[more]

PLASTER STUDY OF A GORILLA'S FOOT,31cm wide ...[more]

WEST AFRICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDS TRIBAL TOOTH NECKLACE,likely late 19th/early 20th century, formed of forty-three animal teeth, 25cm wide ...[more]

TAXIDERMY RED FOX'S HEAD,Vulpes vulpes, on wooden shield-shaped mount, approx 28cm high ...[more]

LARGE AND RARE CERAMIC PHALLUS SCULPTURE,likely Italian, early 20th century, in three sections, unmarked, 130cm highProvenance: Private collection...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY ELEPHANT'S FOOT STOOL,the hinged top with studded leatherette seat enclosing a removable sectioned circular tray and ...

LOCHGELLY TAWSE BY JOHN DICK,stamped maker's mark, 65.8cm ...[more]

LARGE & IMPRESSIVE MUSEUM QUALITY FLUORITE SPECIMEN,mined in Fraser's Hush, Weardale, County Durham, 35cm high, 85cm wide ...[more]

SOUTH AFRICAN METAL SIGN,likely mid-20th century, inscribed Margolis South African Kosher Polony Manufacturers, 48cm high, 61cm wide ...[more]

HOLLOW CAST BRONZE RAM'S HEAD,formed from two sections, apparently unsigned, with wall hanging fixture, 15cm highThe weight is 2544g.Domensions ar...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY ELEPHANT'S FOOT WASTE PAPER BIN,with brass rim and tin liner, 33cm high ...[more]

BOTTLE OF HOBSON'S BLACK BEER,circa 1930s, Uses and Directions... It is a non-intoxicant and is guaranteed to be free from preservatives. It has h...

NERVES, ARTERIES VEINS AND MUSCLES OF THE HEADexternal aspect in case, 25cm high, 19cm wide, 7cm deep along with a section of jaw in case and dent...

EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY TRAVELLING LAST RITES SET,the oak case with brass mounts and crucifix, glass bottle, dish and candles, the case 29cm x 27cm...

LARGE MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH,Patagonia, Miocene Period, displaying edge serrations and enamel, 13 x 13cm ...[more]

FOSSILISED TRILOBITE SPECIMEN,Devonian Period, Russian (likely Urals), presented on limestone matrix, the specimen 8cm long ...[more]

DENTAL GOLD UPPER DENTURE PLATE,the roof formed in gold, 16cm wide, approx. 37g gross weight ...[more]

UNUSUAL CLAY BUST OF A SCIENTIST,titled 'The Scientist with Wings', in case, 12cm x 15cm In overall good condition. Some signs on the figure where...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY ELEPHANT'S FOOT STOOL,the hinged top with studded leatherette seat enclosing a vacant wooden lined interior, 44cm hig...

MEXICAN INDUSTIAL ART 'MARGARITA' BAR SIGN,108cm wideDisplays general wear throughout with some rusting, scratches, nicks and losses to paint, som...

ANCIENT GREEK APULIAN TERRACOTTA RED-FIGURED LEKANIS,circa 4th century BC, the cover decorated with two female busts in profile, 11cm high, accomp...

EGYPTIAN USHABTI ON STAND,mummiform, unglazed, presented on stand, 34.3cm high, together with a small faience glazed pendant circa 664-525 BC (2) ...

EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY BARBER'S POLE,148cm longPole diameter 7cm, mounted on an angled square base ...[more]

MID-20TH CENTURY SINE WAVE TEACHING AID,hand-operated with crank to reverse, no visible markings, on stand, 60cm wide ...[more]

THE COUNTRY HOUSEWIFE'S FAMILY COMPANION, ELLIS (W.),pub. London and Salisbury, James Hodges and B. Collins 1750, or Profitable Directions for wha...

CARVED STONE IDOL/FIGURE OF PRE-ISLAMIC SOUTH ARABIAN TYPE,possibly Yemen circa 2nd century B.C - 2nd century A.D., bearing incised almond-shaped ...

TAXIDERMY STUDY OF A BARN OWL,modelled perched on a branch section to naturalistically modelled base, presented in a glazed display case, the case...

RARE FOSSILISED CROCODILE SPECIMEN (PLALAYSUCHUS PETROLEUM),a nearly complete skeleton presented on matrix, Eocene period, Maoming City, Guangdong...

INSANITY, MILLENIUM MADNESS, CHARLES BRONSON (BRITISH, b.1952-),original pencil and ink study with poem, on paper, signed and dated 2000, mounted,...

SMALL ROMAN POTTERY PUTTO BUST,mounted on a stand, 7.5cm high overall ...[more]

FINELY PREPARED EPARIETITES AMMONITE SPECIMEN,Jurassic Period, on matrix, likely Frodingham Ironstone Quarries, Scunthorpe, 23cm high ...[more]

ARTIST'S METAL LAY FIGURE BY C. ROBERSON & CO OF LONDON,20cm high, boxed ...[more]

TAXIDERMY STUDY OF A RED FOX,Vulpes vulpes, modelled on all fours, 80cm wide ...[more]

TAXIDERMY STUDY OF WATERFOWL,modelled mid-flight, presented on mount to stepped wooden rectangular base, 50cm high ...[more]

PAIR OF SEAL SKIN GLOVES,likely Inuit culture circa early-mid 20th century, 35cm long (2) ...[more]

TWO TAXIDERMY STUDIES OF TITS, each modelled on branch, the taller 23cm high (2) ...[more]

RARE NEST OF SIX FOSSILISED HADROSAUR EGGS,late Cretaceous period (100-66 MYA), 45cm x 28cm overall*Please see condition reportOne egg which had p...

TAXIDERMY STUDY OF A PIGEON,with numbered collar to foot, on oblong oak base, 19cm high, along with a taxidermy study of a blackbird, modelled per...

LARGE POLISHED MALACHITE SPECIMEN,Congo, including other minerals within the matrix, 45cm wide ...[more]

ICONES PLANTARUM MEDICINALIUM, NEES VON ESENBECK (T.F.L.),'Plantae Medicinales oder Samloung Offizineller Pflanzen mit Lithographischen Abbildunge...

A VIEW OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY, TALLENTS (F.),pub. circa 1695, housing eight engraved folding chronological charts, in tan Morocco boardsA Private Sc...

MEDICAL BOTANY; ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE LONDON, EDINBURGH, & DUBLIN PHARMACOPOEIAS,Comprising a Popular and ...

DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND, MACCULLOCH (J.),pub. Archibald Constable & Co., Edinburgh; Hurst & Robinson Co., London, 1819, vol...

COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF HEATHS, ANDREWS (H.C.),'The Drawings taken from Living Plants only with the Appropriate Specific Character, Full Descriptio...

A MONOGRAPH OF BRITISH APHIDES, BUCKTON (G.B.),pub. Ray Society, London, 1876, hand coloured plates, gilt tooled cloth boards (4 vols.)Provenance:...

COLLECTION OF FOSSILISED AMMONITE SPECIMENS,including groups, numerous within original matrix, of varied sizes, includes a pyrotised example from ...

PSEUDOMORPH AGATE SLICE SPECIMEN,probably Coyamito, Mexico, with attractive internal banding and formations, 46 x 40cmIn overall good condition. S...

FOSSILISED KEICHOUSAUR SKELETON,Triassic period, Chinese, Gizhou province, the skeleton 23.5cm long, presented in matrixProvenance: Ex-Xiang Unive...

LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY WAX ANATOMICAL STUDY,in the form of a heart, 9cm high ...[more]

TAXIDERMY STUDY OF A MOUNTAIN BARN OWL,modelled perched on a branch, presented on a sectional trunk mount, 34cm high ...[more]

EARLY 20TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY STUDY OF A TAWNY OWL,modelled as perched within a naturalistic terrain, within glazed case, 41cm high, 33cm wide, 15....

FOSSILISED CRINOID PLATE,Scyphocrinus elegans crinoid, Devonian Period (400 million years BP), multiple specimens in matrix, 63cm x 92cm overall ...

TAXIDERMY LONG EARED OWL (ASIO OTUS),attributed to the respected Victorian taxidermist Joseph Cullingford of Durham, modelled perched on a branch,...

BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A SATYR,modelled bound to a tree trunk, possibly an Etruscan culture depiction of the Punishment of Marsyas, believed to be lo...

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