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Natural History — Industry Science & Technology - Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity
Auction House:
| Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity | |
|---|---|
| Number of lots recorded: | 9 |
| Lots with images: | 9 |
| Prices available: | 9 |
Category:
Natural History
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A spectacular specimen of copal amber, of large size, exhibiting numerous small embedded insects, 12.5 x 7 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Large And Magnificent Sawfish Bill, A very large, highly aesthetic and desirable example, 100 x 15 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection | *** |  |
| *** | A small Tibetan tiger rug, c.mid 20th century, of hand woven wool, in the form of a tiger pelt, good detail, excellent condition, 60 x 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb specimen of cypr'a aurantium, the famous 'Golden Cowrie' of the Central Pacific, this shell has been highly sought after by conchologists since the late eighteenth century, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines - found diving, in coral cave, 9 x 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb crocodile skull, a fine and attractive specimen of the skull of Crocodylus porosus (Schneider, 1801), a saltwater species; the largest of all living crocodiles, Northern Australia, 31 x 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of four tribal body ornaments, bone, metal, glass beads, wood and cloth, one with animal tooth ornament, various cultures, 21-39 cm (4) | *** |  |
| *** | A superb specimen of Amoria Exoptanda, Reeve 1849, a rare endemic Australian volute; a large and magnificent specimen exhibiting exceptionally rich colour and an exquisite, well-formed pattern. The specimen also exhibits bands of pinkish ground colour… | *** |  |
| *** | A magnificent specimen of Murex Pecten, Lightfoot 1786, the famed Venus Comb murex, superb specimen of extremely large size and in a condition of quality seldom attained by the species. Collected from 20m depth off Balicasag, Philippines diving upon… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Fossil Teeth, one of a shark, both within their matrix, 7-9 cm (2) | *** |  |