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The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: Natural History

Auction 19564
New York
4 Jun 2012, starting at 13:00 EDT.
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Auction highlights

Green river fossil palm mural
Sold for US$ 50,000 inc. premium
Fossil Palm with Unusual Matrix
Atomic Leaded Glass on Basalt Column
Sold for US$ 48,750 inc. premium
Historic Manhattan Project Glass – Sculptural Specimen on Lighted Column
Holzmaden crinoid
Sold for US$ 43,750 inc. premium
Exceptional Holzmaden Sea Lily
Neolithic Flint Knife with Fossil Fish Inclusion – A Rare and Important Artifact from a Distinguished Collection
Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium
Neolithic Flint Knife with Fossil Fish Inclusion – A Rare and Important Artifact from a Distinguished Collection

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German Diorama of Birds, c. 1924
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2001Y
Folk Art Diorama of Birds--"Freiwaldau"
Estimate:
US$ 900 - 1,200
£590 - 790
€700 - 930
Tawny owl
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2002Y
Taxidermic Tawny Owl
Sold for US$ 2,375 inc. premium
Kingfisher
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2003Y
Taxidermic Kingfisher
Sold for US$ 500 inc. premium
Flushing melanistic pheasant (green)
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2004Y
Flushing Green Pheasant
Sold for US$ 937 inc. premium
Flushing reeves pheasant
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2005Y
Taxidermic Flushing Reeves Pheasant
Sold for US$ 937 inc. premium
India blue peacock
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2006Y
Taxidermic India Blue Peacock
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
Taxidermic White Peacock
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2007Y
Taxidermic White Peacock
Sold for US$ 2,750 inc. premium
Taxidermic Passenger Pigeon, Circa 1880-1890, pre Lacey Act. Taxidermied by Wallace Homer, Monson, Maine; together with relavent books on the list of birds of Maine, Citizen Bird; Eggs of North American Birds and Pamphlets
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2008Y
Taxidermic Extinct Passenger Pigeon
Sold for US$ 13,125 inc. premium
Collection of Framed Lepidoptera
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2009Y
A Collection of Framed Lepidoptera
Sold for US$ 750 inc. premium
100 butterfly collection
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2010WY
Framed Collection of One Hundred Butterflies
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
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