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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Natural History
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A South African Sassaby (Damaliscus Lunatus), a right turn shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen. Height 85 cm. Width 35 cm. Depth 58 cm ***
*** A vintage leopard skin rug (Panthera Pardus). Early 20th century. The full pelt rug with taxidermic head with snarling expression, the skin mounted on black cotton fabric with black felt edging. Length 221 cm. Width 143 cm ***
*** An African Impala (Aepyceros Melampus), a straight shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen. Height 92 cm. Width 33 cm. Depth 48 cm ***
*** A white tailed North American deer (Odocoileus Virginianus), a right turn shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen with six point antlers. Height 90 cm. Width 34 cm. Depth 60 cm ***
*** An African blue Wildebeest (Connochaetest Taurinus), a right turn shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen. Height 73 cm. Width 67 cm. Depth 73 cm ***
*** A Hardy beast, trophy shoulder mount. Height 116 cm ***
*** A tanned Australian crocodile skin, sold with Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission permit no 358855). Length 270 cm ***
*** An American white-tailed deer, shoulder mount, eight points. Height 66 cm. Depth 65 cm ***
*** An American white-tailed deer, shoulder mount, ten points. Height 65 cm. Depth 72 cm ***
*** A warthog, short shoulder mount. Height 35 cm. Depth 46 cm ***
*** A goat, full-body mount, standing on a simulated rocky base. Height 124 cm. (overall) Width 102 cm. Depth 45 cm ***
*** A white-Tailed deer, shoulder mount, fifteen points. Height 100 cm. Width 45 cm. Depth 62 cm ***
*** A zebra skin with tail. Length 290 cm ***
*** An Impala shoulder mount (Aepyceros Melampus), country of origin: Zimbabwe, length 87 cm, depth 65 cm ***
*** A green sea turtle (Chelonia Mydas) specimen, mid 20th century, with four lateral scutes and the characteristic sunburst pattern on each. Length 57 cm. Width 42 cm ***
*** A South African Blesbok (Damaliscus Pygargus Phillipsi), a left turn shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen. Height 85 cm. Width 39 cm. Depth 52 cm ***
*** A North American elk, shoulder mount, ten points. Height 122 cm. Depth 64 cm ***
*** An American pronghorn antelope, trophy shoulder mount. Length 82 cm. Depth 52 cm. ***
*** An American pronghorn antelope, trophy shoulder mount. Length 75 cm. Depth 46 cm. ***
*** A spotted hyena shoulder mount trophy, origin South Africa. Height 37 cm. Depth 57 cm ***
*** A wonderfully large anaconda skin. Length 640 cm ***
*** A taxidermy specimen of a cape buffalo bull, shoulder mount, length 86 cm, width 81 cm, depth 103 cm ***
*** A leopard skin rug (Panthera Pardus), early 20th century, with scalloped fabric trim to the edge of the skin and a mounted head. Length 206 cm. Width 137 cm ***
*** A vintage taxidermied Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata), a complete specimen; from a deceased estate, height 27 cm length 96 cm width 60 cm ***
*** A camel neck mount. Height 64 cm. Depth 105 cm ***
*** An antique bird diorama in a glass case, 19th to early 20th century, comprising approximately thirty Australian bird species including a lyrebird pair, frogmouth, various parrots, wading birds and others posed naturalistically upon branches in a mahogany… ***
*** A vintage leopard skin rug with Taxidermic head, early 20th century, with Ethiopian veterinary inspection stamp, the skin with cotton backing and black felt fringed trim to the edges, length 239 cm, width 147 cm ***
*** A taxidermied turtle. Length 77 cm. Width 48 cm ***
*** A New Guinea bird of paradise, naturalistically mounted on a branch, with wings spread. Height 36 cm. Width 38 cm ***
*** A vintage sawfish Rostrum. Pristidae family species. Length 140 cm ***
*** An antique Grevy's zebra skin. Height 190 cm. Width 132 cm ***
*** A grizzly bear skin rug, origin North America, with head mount on double felt padding. Height 170 cm. Width 170 cm ***
*** A giant clam shell, the Tridacna gigas giant clam, used as outdoor planter, with weathered patina. Height: 22 cm length: 75 cm width: 50 cm ***
*** A Bushbuck shoulder mount (Tragelaphus Scriptus), country of origin: Zimbabwe, length 84 cm, depth 42 cm ***
*** A New Guinea bird of paradise, naturalistically mounted on a branch, with wings spread and impressive tail feathers upstanding. Height 50 cm. Width 37 cm ***
*** A fifteen point fallow deer, shoulder mount. Height 106 cm ***
*** A Blesbok shoulder mount (Damaliscus Pygargus Phillipsi), country of origin: Zimbabwe, length 82 cm, depth 53 cm ***
*** A vintage Wolf pelt (Canis Lupus), mounted on brown felt, length 168 cm, width 108 cm ***
*** A North American pronghorn, shoulder mount. Height 75 cm. Depth 43 cm ***
*** An Australian crocodile skull, sold with Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission permit no 410067). Length 48 cm ***
*** An Orca whale tooth (Orcinus Orca). Length 19 cm ***
*** A large sea turtle shell, early 20th century well preserved and lacquered, with a fine 13 plate shell, length 55 cm, width 46 cm ***
*** A shoulder mount taxidermy antelope, early 20th century, the African male Kobus antelope head mount, complete with ear and eyes. Length 110 cm, width 52 cm, depth 65 cm ***
*** A ten point white tailed deer (Odocoileus Virginianus), a straight shoulder mounted taxidermic specimen upon a timber shield. Height 79 cm. Depth 50 cm ***
*** A European barn owl (Tyto Alba), the taxidermic owl naturalistically posed on a log, height 33.5 cm ***
*** A late Victorian cased ornithological diorama, containing ten specimens, including two parrots, within a part-painted glass dome (cracked). Height 54 cm. Width 60 cm. Depth 29 cm ***
*** A sperm whale tooth. Length 16 cm ***
*** A deer six point trophy mount. Height 115 cm ***
*** A six point deer, shoulder mount. Height 48 cm. Depth 42 cm ***
*** A Collard Peccary full body mount on natural habitat. Height 58 cm ***
*** A taxidermy saltwater crocodile, Melaleuca Crocodile Farm, Queensland, late 20th century the juvenile saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), pale yellow with black stripes and spots on their on the body and tail, complete with legs, tail, teeth, most… ***
*** A python skin. Length 437 cm ***
*** A Wildebeest skin rug, with mane and tail, length 244 cm (including tail) width 156 cm ***
*** A hartebeest shoulder mount trophy. Height 105 cm. Depth 67 cm ***
*** A pair of ivory whale teeth, mounted on a shaped customised timber base. Height 15.5 cm. Width 18 cm ***
*** A pair of hippopotamus lower canine teeth and a pair of warthog tusks. Height 27 cm. (overall), and smaller ***
*** A mounted set of African buffalo horns, mounted with a retained section of the skull on a hardwood wall-hanging plaque, taken in Southern Rhodesia in 1973 (according to an inscription to the back of the plaque). Height 34 cm. Width 92 cm. Depth 26 cm ***
*** An eleven point fallow deer, shoulder mount trophy. Height 68 cm. Depth 51 cm ***
*** A school of twelve pirhana (Pygocentrus Nattereri), a rare taxidermic group. Length 17 cm ***
*** An antique European barn owl (Tyto Alba), the taxidermic owl naturalistically posed on a log. Height 28 cm ***
*** Timber mounted Impala horns (Aepyceros Melampus), country of origin: Zimbabwe, height 53.5 cm, width 31.5 cm, depth 35 cm ***
*** An antique leopard skin rug (Panthera Pardus), the skin mounted on black felt, length 176 cm, width 143 cm ***
*** An antique tawny frogmouth (Podargus Strigoides), the taxidermic specimen naturalistically posed on a log. Height 39.5 cm ***
*** An antique bobook owl (Ninox Novaeseelandiae), the small taxidermic owl naturalistically posed on a log. Height 48 cm ***
*** A lacquered tortoise shell. Length 46 cm. Width 42 cm ***
*** A large sawfish bill, the bill painted with aboriginal painting by de Groot. Length 26 cm ***
*** A cross dingo specimen, full body mounted on naturalistic base. Height 47 cm ***
*** A pair of Abalone shells engraved with portraits of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Russian, circa 1900, the exterior of each with an oval cartouche cut to the centre and engraved with the portraits of the tsar and tsarina, and… ***
*** Four large Australian shells comprising two baler shells, a gold lipped mother-of-pearl oyster shell, and a bull's mouth cameo shell, height 13 cm, length 29 cm, width 19 cm, and smaller ***
*** A small crocodile skin with head, the skin with a taxidermic head and moving jaw. Length 98.5 cm ***
*** A pair of oriole specimens, standing on naturalistic stand. Height 39 cm ***
*** A taxidermied baby alligator mounted with its head raised and mouth slightly open and its tail curled around to its left, the eyes painted. Length 42 cm ***
*** An antique swivel and greenstone tooth pendant, the swivel made in 10ct rose gold, set with a double sided oval hardstone swivel, bloodstone and carnelian set, framed by an elaborate scalloped and engraved mount with bail, along with a greenstone tooth… ***
*** A boar shoulder mount trophy. Height 30 cm ***
*** A New Zealand paradise shelduck (Tadorna Variegata), a standing specimen on a timber base. Height 38.5 cm ***
*** A mountain duck, or Australian Shelduck (Tadorna Tadornoides), a standing specimen on a grassy naturalistic base. Height 37 cm ***
*** A ten point Victorian deer. Trophy mount. Height 127 cm ***
*** A large pair of goat horns, mounted on a shield. Length 69 cm. Length 71 cm ***
*** A New Guinea bird of Paradise, first half 20th century, skin mount with the long feathers fully displayed, framed. Length 47 cm. Width 27 cm. ***
*** A South American Quaker parrot, on naturalistic stand. Height 32 cm ***
*** A kangaroo pelt rug, a patchwork rectangular floor rug, backed with brown felt with chevron edging and a pinking shear trim. Length 145 cm. Width 132 cm ***
*** A horseshoe crab specimen. Length 72 cm ***
*** A vintage tortoise shell, 1940s, sourced Papua New, Guinea, length 50 cm, width 42 cm ***
*** A vintage tarantula (Theraphosidae Family), the taxidermic spider specimen encased in resin; boxed. Height 4 cm. Length 18 cm. Width 16 cm ***
*** An Asian moustached parrot, on naturalistic stand. Height 33.5 cm ***
*** A sawfish bill specimen mounted on wooden plaque. Height 67 cm ***
*** A collection of petite sterling silver items, the first a small sterling silver spirit measure stamped 1907, Birmingham, the second a set of two glass jars etched and with tortoise shell and sterling silver lids stamped 1906, Birmingham. jug weight 23gr… ***
*** A pair of large goat horns, mounted on a shield. Length 96 cm ***
*** An African springbok skin rug. Length 108 cm. Width 102 cm ***
*** Timber mounted Banteng horns (Bos Javanicus), origin: Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, height 35 cm, width 66 cm, depth 34 cm ***
*** A European hawk, on naturalistic stand. Height 35 cm ***
*** Timber mounted bull water buffalo horns (Bubalus Bubalis), width 81 cm ***
*** A brown trout, full body mount, on an elliptical hardwood plaque. Height 28 cm. Length 68 cm. (overall) ***
*** A dried horseshoe crab. Length 69 cm ***
*** An African sand grouse, naturalistically mounted on a wooden base. Height 11 cm. Width 17 cm ***
*** A pair of carved mother of pearl shells, circa 1920, decorated with a pair of Roman busts within a circle. Height 12 cm ***