A 'Cabinet of Curiosities' medical jar,displaying the 'Rana temporaria, Frog Life History', the tall cylindrical jar with an applied plaque 'T. Ge...

A taxidermy parrot,naturalistically modelled perched on a tree stump,40cm high, under an oval glass domeCondition ReportGood colours.A small amoun...

A pair of green silk brocaded trousers,17th/18th century, English, said to have once been worn by Sir Jeffrey Hudson (1619-1682), court dwarf to Q...

A folk art cowbell,bell 26cm long, anda long leather 'poacher's' dog lead,with brass appliqués,220cm long (2) ...[more]

An unusual wooden pipe,probably 17th century, Sri Lankan or Indian, carved with a recumbent lion and bowl,18.5cm long, anda bugbear vessel,probabl...

A stalactite fragment,on a modern stand,23cm high,a tree fungus,23cm wide, anda large dried seedpod or gourd,31cm long (3)Condition ReportAll as s...

A collection of decorative shells,comprising three large conch shells, together with further small seashells and a piece of faded coral, plus two ...

An old hippopotamus skullCondition ReportNo lower jaw, wear and losses through age. In very dry condition. This piece does not appear to be fossil...

A pair of sherbet spoons,early 19th century, Ottoman, each with a coconut shell bowl, bone stem and coral finial, 28cm overall, together with mode...

A tree fungus 'Ganoderma resinaceum',late 19th century, a wall bracket on a shaped board, 35.5cm wide23.5cm deep, andanother,31cm wide (2)Conditio...

A carved rhea egg,19th century, South American, carved with the legend 'The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is composed of Three Cities, Eighteen Vil...

A carved coconut cup inscribed 'Ambassade De Perse',early 19th century, French, the three ambassadors with a young attendant carved in low relief,...

A taxidermy lizard, c.1900, 69cm long,a giant forest hog mount by Rowland Ward,mounted on an ebonised shield, Rowland Ward paper label verso,30cm ...

A Victorian taxidermy specimen,an African tree pangolin, Manis tricuspis, on an ebonised base,pangolin 50cm longbase 61cm longCondition ReportPoss...

A large full mount taxidermy,19th century, of an Indian radiated star tortoise, Geochelone radiata, 40cm long24cm wide20cm highCondition ReportSom...

A Spanish colonial armadillo tail shot flask,probably 18th century, South American, with engraved white metal mounts and suspension chain,7cm long...

An unusual netsuke,19th century, formed from the upper jaw of a fox, black lacquered and painted red, the himotoshi to the top,6.5cm long ...[mor...

A Victorian stick pin, fashioned from the 'spurs' of Lord Lonsdale and Lord Yarborois cockfighting birds, with a gold mount, the gold pin terminat...

A gold-mounted pipe tamper,modelled from the foreleg of a Southeast Asian miniature mouse-deer, Tragulus javanicus, 7.5cm long, in a shagreen case...

A delicate sherbet spoon, late 18th/early 19th century, Turkish Ottoman, with a tear-shaped tortoiseshell bowl, a coral stem and brass segment fin...

An unusual coffin-shaped table snuffbox,mid-19th century, with a silver presentation plaque 'Mrs Matthew Gray by the Workers of Peel St. factory.....

A rock crystal finger or 'charivari',18/19th century, Bavarian, with a cast white-metal mount, to be worn on a belt to protect and aid a hunter,5....

A 'witch's' mirror,19th/20th century, mounted in an ebonised frame,36cm diameterCondition ReportSome light foxing to glass. General knocks and wea...

Lord Byron interest: a Staffordshire enamel box,late 18th century, painted with Sèvres-style floral bouquets, the inside of the lid with a butterf...

An unusual copper and brass tobacco box,mid-18th century, Dutch, engraved with falconry and hunting scenes,17.5cm wide5cm deep3cm highCondition Re...

A pair of large 'crèche' or 'presepio' figures,probably early 18th century, Neapolitan, each with polychrome terracotta heads, hands and lower leg...