Collectables

Natural History - a giant clam (tridacna gigas), 65.5cm wide Reputedly from The Grotto, Grey Towers Park, Nottingham

Partially crystallised gold nugget Found in Dunolly, Victoria/Australia, crystallised piece on all sides with lively, fissured surface and ingrow...

KNORR, G.W. Deliciæ Naturæ Selectæ, of Uitgeleezen Kabinet van Natuurlyke Zeldzaamheden; welke drie ryken der natuur aanbieden, (…) nu in het nede...

nice quite big "coco de mer" || Mooie vrij grote zgn "coco de mer" - hoogte : ca 30 cm

Victorian taxidermy group of exotic birds including hummingbirds, in curved glazed mahogany case, W33 x D21 x H39cm

Natural History - a coco de mer (lodoicea), mounted for display, the base with silver coloured metal plaque inscribed SEYCHELLES INDEPENDENCE 29TH...

Large gold nugget Found in Kalgoorlie/West Australia, unusually large specimen with partly vivid surface structure from the known gold discovery ...

Meteorite Campo del Cielo Argentina, fallen 1576, G total approx. 50,000 kg, polished, organically shaped piece, L 9.8 cm, G approx. 1.195 kg. Me...

Plesiosaur paddle, mounted with annotation 'Oxford Clay, Jurassic', length of specimen approximately 80cm. Provenance: Collection of David Thomas...

An old coco de mer nut, 8½" long

Large meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, total weight approx. 26,000 kg, attractive meteorite with regmaglypts, polished and ...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, polished on all sides and with hole, slightly ground and etched in one place, l 12 cm, g a...

Gold nugget Found in Mount Kare/Papua New Guinea, beautifully structured piece with partly smooth surface, dimensions approx. 27 x 10 x 4 mm, G a...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, shape reminiscent of a bear, ground and etched in one place, l 12.5 cm, g approx. 942 g. M...

Two taxidermy fox masks on oak shields, one by P Spicer & Sons, Leamington, a further mask and two tails (as found, 1 box)

Meteorite Campo del Cielo Argentina, fallen 1576, total weight approx. 50,000 kg, decorative meteorite, partially polished, l 17 cm, weight appro...

Gold nugget Found in Rio Tipuani, Yungas, La Paz/Bolivia, partially pitted surface, dimensions approx. 12 x 9 x 4 mm, weight approx. 3 g. Gold-Nu...

Gold nugget Found in Rio Mao, Monciòn/Dominican Republic, elongated shape with partly decorative indentations, dimensions approx. 22 x 8 x 7 mm, ...

Taxidermy - a waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), oak mount inscribed WATERBUCK MONGALLA 1910, 119cm high overall

A German fur covered Borzoi dog suitable companion for a fashionable doll, with white rabbit fur with black fur ears, brown and black glass eyes ...

John Macpherson, Inverness (19th/20thC taxidermist) watercolour study of a fish 'Tweed Salmon 32lb 1929', named top right 19 x 14cm, in part gilt ...

Taxidermy study of a brown trout in glazed bow fronted case with ivorine plaque '4lb 10½ oz, taken by JJ Cole, 1934'. (JJ Cole of 'The Famous' gen...

A GIANT CLAM SHELL, (PROBABLY TRIDACNA GIGAS) Approximately 77cm wide overall Condition Report: Chips and losse...

Gold nugget Found on Mount Hagen/Papua New Guinea, finely crystallised, fissured surface, dimensions approx. 15 x 12 x 5 mm, g. approx. 3.9 g. Go...

Natural History - a coral specimen, mounted for display, 23cm high

Taxidermy - cased specimen Osprey perched on a tree stump above a simulated rocky outcrop with ferns. 75x31x47cm approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Appe...

An old coco de mer basket-shaped bowl, 12" x 12"

Meteorite Canyon Diablo Arizona/USA, fallen 1891, total weight approx. 30,000 kg, partially ground, etched and polished piece, l 6 cm, weight app...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, flat piece with typical surface structure, ground and etched in one place, on brass stand,...

Gold nugget Found in Rio Tipuani, Yungas, La Paz/Bolivia, elongated, wedge-shaped piece with smooth surface, dimensions approx. 21 x 7 x 3 mm, we...

Gold nugget Found in Karabakh, Ural/Russia, lively surface with beautiful indentations, dimensions approx. 25 x 12 x 7 mm, G approx. 10.2 g. Gold...

Taxidermy - an Indian chital or spotted deer (Axis axis), the mounted applied with a plaque, MURRAY BROS, TAXIDERMISTS, BOMBAY, 106cm high

Fossilized Leptauchenia nitida skeleton ca. 23-35 Million years old Approximately 23-34 million years old. This is an extinct goat-like genus of t...

Malloch of Perth, a late Victorian carved and painted presentation trout, titled "Trout 7 1/4 LBS Caught on Loch Ericht by A.B.I 1895" in a barrel...

Taxidermy study of a brown trout in glazed bow fronted case with ivorine plaque 'Taken by JJ Cole, in River Claerwen, Elan Valley Wales 1929'. (JJ...

Folk art. A Victorian carved wood head of a fox, with glass eyes, 15cm h; 15 x 10cm Ears chipped and scuffed, one more so than the other Old rep...

Collection of fossils Found in Solnhofen/Bavaria, age approx. 150 million years, extensive collection, consisting of 30 fossilised sprat fish and...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, natural piece with small ground and etched surface, L 8 cm, G approx. 532 g. Meteorit Gibe...

Meteorite Campo del Cielo Argentina, fallen 1576, total weight approx. 50,000 kg, partially ground and polished piece with inclusions of troilite...

Gold nugget Found in Fairbanks, Alaska/USA, partially crystallised surface, dimensions approx. 12 x 10 x 4 mm, G approx. 2.1 g. Gold-Nugget Fund...

Natural History - Conchology - a pearl nautilus shell, mounted for display, 19.5cm high

Natural History - a coral specimen, mounted for display, 21cm wide

A pair of Chinese hardstone table screens, each circular tablet applied in coloured specimens with birds amongst flowering branches, in a rocky la...

AN EMBROIDERED RED-GROUND 'PHOENIX' PANEL 19th century The rectangular panel embroidered on a red damask ground to depict a phoenix with wings spr...

Meteorite Mundrabilla Nullarbor Plain/Australia, fallen 1911, total weight approx. 24,000 kg, partially etched, with several burnt out or weather...

Meteorite Shikote-Alin Russia, fell in 1947, total weight approx. 23,000 kg, well-formed surface, polished in a small place, approx. 8,500 specim...

Meteorite Campo del Cielo Argentina, fallen 1576, total weight approx. 50,000 kg, polished surface, l 10 cm, weight approx. 564 g. Meteorit Campo...

Meteorite Henbury Australia, fallen 1931, total weight approx. 2000 kg, partly polished and etched, l 2.8 cm, weight approx. 20 g. Meteorit Henbu...

Natural History - a large starfish specimen, mounted for display, 40cm high overall

Taxidermy - an iguana, 35.5cm long; a coiled snake, 33cm high; an armadillo shell; another (4)

Natural History - Palaeontology - an ammonite fossil, mounted for display, 12.5cm high

Good specimen trilobite - Ogygiocarella debuchii, with label stating from Buith Wells, Wales, Ex. Lee Paterson collection, the trilobite 9cm long....

A 19th century gilt metal wall plaque, boldly cast as a ferocious lion, circular rosewood mount, 21cm high

Natural History - a deer skull and antlers; a fossilised megalodon tooth, skulls, etc

Glazed case of butterflies, 46cm wide

Dinosaur claw, fossilized ca. 66-68 Million years old Fossilized Claw. 26,5 x 13 x 13 cm. Dinosaurier Kralle, versteinert ca. 66-68 Million years ...

Taxidermy interest large cased collection of annotated insects in acrylic blocks, including beetles, centipedes, scorpion etc, in five 28 x 34cm c...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, partly polished and etched, the Widmanstätten structures well recognisable, l 9 cm, g appr...

Libyan desert glass Age approx. 26-28 million years, formed by the impact of a meteorite from molten sand, beautifully distinctive surface, l 8.6...

Meteorite Gibeon Great Nama Land/Namibia, fallen 1836, total weight approx. 26,000 kg, almost delicate piece, ground and etched in a small place,...