Out of the Ordinary

A plastered mammoth bone, 9700-4000 BCE, a mammoth femur, with 19th century restorative plasterwork, 97cm longThe restoration was purportedly carr...

A patinated bronze study of a mammoth,late 20th century, raised on its trunk from a bevelled black marble base, signed to the reverse 'GG',37cm hi...

A moose skull mount,early 20th century,Alces alces, 92cm wide98cm highCondition ReportKnocks and wear commensurate with the nature of the item. ....

A custom taxidermy,modern, an arrangement of butterflies decorated with paint, under a glass dome, 40cm high ...[more]

A taxidermy vanitas,modern, with an arrangement of death's-head hawkmoths emanating from a chromed skull, Acherontia atropos, under a glass dome,5...

A taxidermy vanitas, modern, with an arrangement of death's-head hawkmoths emanating from a bronzed resin skull, Acherontia atropos, under a glass...

English School, 19th centuryAn annotated entomological illustration of an Indian Mygale stridulans spider, in a stridulating attitudesigned 'S E P...

Butterfly specimens,mid-20th century, two glazed box frames of butterfly specimens, one frame containing Rajah Brooke's birdwing, Trogonoptera bro...

A Victorian stained oak entomology cabinet, 19th century, enclosing six drawers, each with various pinned entomological specimens,36cm wide21cm de...

A Victorian mahogany entomology cabinet,late 19th century and later, manufactured by T Cooke & Son, with a hinged front panel opening to reveal si...

A fossilised silkworm cocoon,of wedge-shaped form, 28cm long14cm wide12cm high,together with SILKWORMS: Laurent De L'Arbousset, On The Silkworm - ...

An articulated bull shark jaw,Carcharhinus leucas, 53cm wide ...[more]

An articulated tiger shark jaw,Galeocerdo cuvier, 33cm wide30cm high ...[more]

An articulated shark's jaw,35cm wide26cm high ...[more]

An articulated set of shark's jaws, 41cm wide22cm high ...[more]

A large free-form coral boulder, 67cm wide37cm deep38cm highCondition ReportNaturally bleached. with naturally incurred chips. ...[more]

A finger coral wall fragment,surmounted on an ebonised base, 25cm wideCondition ReportThe base with some knocks and marks. The coral with some nat...

A collection of five coral specimens,of various forms and species, each surmounted on an ebonised plinth,largest 33cm high including plinth (5)Con...

An advertising poster for Infaillible fishing hooks,1920s, French, designed by R Bocchino depicting a comical fish,120 x 79cmCondition ReportGener...

A French advertising poster for 'Aquarium de Dinard',1938, with motifs of lionfish, designed by M Bourgeois for Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel...

A taxidermy marlin fish head mount,late 20th century, with original bill spike, glass eyes and composition hand-painted head, wall mount to the re...

An American psychedelic blacklight poster,1968, titled 'Coral Reef', designed by Orlando Macbeth, lithograph in colours, published by The Third Ey...

A large Art Deco wallpaper design,1930s, of swimming fishes with shells and oysters with pearls, designed by Serge Michalot, printed on double-wei...

A painted skin mount fishing trophy,20th century, of a rainbow titan triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens, 32cm wide ...[more]

A painted skin mount fishing trophy,20th century, of a Tiger Fish, Hydrocynus vittatus,75cm wideProvenance: John Entwistle, former bass player of ...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda,116cm wideProvenance: John Entwistle, former bass pl...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus,85cm wideProvenance: John Entwistle, former bass pla...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla,88cm wideProvenance: John Entwistle, former bass pla...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a mahi-mahi, also known as dolphin fish, Coryphaena hippurus,80cm wideProvenance: John Entw...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, comprising a head and a tail mount, each on wooden plaque...

A painted fibreglassed fishing trophy,20th century, of a dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus,142cm wideProvenance: John Entwistle, former bass play...

'That's a small boat thought Bruce...'contemporaryindistinctly signed, oil on canvas151 x 45cm ...[more]

A megalodon tooth, Miocene period, 23.0.3-5.333 million years ago, Java, the front of slightly convex form, with a serrated edge, in a cushioned ...

A spinosaurus tooth,upper Cretaceous period, 110-93.5 million years ago, Morocco, a spinosaur tooth, of slightly curved form, in a padded and glaz...

A carcharodontosaurus tooth, Cretaceous period, 145-66 million years ago, Sahara Desert, Morocco, of slightly curved form, in a cushioned and glaz...

A pair of iridescent ammonites,Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, set within a slate fragment, both specimens with a red iridescent g...

A large agate slice table lamp,contemporary, of obelisk form, the shade constructed from an arrangement of agate cross sections, 66cm high ...[mo...

A Campo del Cielo fragment,4200 to 4700 years ago, a large iron meteorite fragment from the Campo del Cielo group, which fell over Argentina,8.5cm...

A finger stalagmite,with two prongs, throughout with naturally formed quartz crystals,42cm high ...[more]

A large quartz crystal formation, of prismatic form, raised on a wrought iron base, 52cm high ...[more]

A carved rock crystal skull, 20th century,9 x 10cm ...[more]

A collection of eighty polished specimen eggs,20th century,together with two painted wooden eggs and two enamel eggs, various sizes, largest 8cm (...

An original and working mechanical man,1951-1953 and later, comprised of Meccano's 'No. 8 Outfit', with tapering legs terminating on to wheeled fe...

'Barlow's globe',1940s, a mahogany electromagnetic terrella, commonly referred to as a 'Barlow's globe', comprising a banded mahogany sphere with ...

A brass planetarium,modern, plotting the Earth's orbit around the sun, the engine casing raised on cabriole legs, engraved to the top and side wit...

A French reflecting telescope, c.1740 and later, binding c.1820, attributed to Claude-Siméon Passement, the tube with Steinberg-style baleen bindi...

Attributed to Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian, 1869-1943), c.1930s, a domed plaster maquette, modelled with various interlocking figures,47cm high Poss...

After Richard Teschner'The Spectators', originally executed in 1916unsigned, gouache17 x 19cm aperture30 x 39cm framedCondition ReportSome visible...

▴ Alistair Grant (1925-1997)A semi-abstract figural study in green and bluewatercolour57 x 77cm,together with an exhibition catalogue of the works...

▴ Grace Pailthorpe (1883-1971)Untitled abstract, 1969signed and dated 24/8/69, watercolour39 x 58cmCondition ReportLovely strong bright colours - ...

Thomas Diffley (20th century)a portfolio of six watercolours, titles include 'Fulham SW6', 'Freedom from Want', 'I owe it all to evening classes',...

Thomas Diffley (20th century)Figural studysigned 'TDIFFLEY' and dated '1952' l.r., oil on canvas71.5 x 91.3cmCondition Reportuninspected under UV ...

Thomas Diffley (20th century)Surrealist studiestwo, one signed 'T Diffley' l.r., oil on canvas56 x 66cm, unframed (2)Condition ReportBoth in good ...

A Biba matches advertising poster, 1983, designed by M Alton, lithograph in colours,40 x 55cmCondition ReportNo damage detected ...[more]

German School, 1950sa folio of anarchic satirical prints and drawingsby various artists, the majority signed 'H. Schäffer'largest 38 x 54cm (qty.)...

▴ Charles Bronson (b.1952)2022, a pair of drawings by Charles Bronson, one titled 'Flowery Dell' depicting Bronson's cell at Broadmoor, inscribed ...

▴ Linda Carmen (1910-1991)A heavily made-up woman with flowers; 'The Nightmare'two, pencil and crayon on paper, and charcoal on paper. 31 x 45cm, ...

Contemporary SchoolAn image of a geisha centaurappearing unsigned, oil on canvas99.5 x 49.5cm ...[more]

A contemporary plaster sculpture,20th century, modelled as a fan with the face of a geisha in relief, decorated in polychrome, indistinctly signed...

▴ Gyorgy de Goya (Hungarian, 1915-?)'Lady Diana Spencer's Dream of the Fire-works'signed 'De Goya' l.r., oil on canvas board45 x 34.5cmCondition R...