THIRTY-EIGHT (38) MINT STATE MORGANSILVER DOLLARS Overwhelmingly 1904-O coins with twenty-five specimens present; the remaining coins are dated 1878-1882 with no Carson City dollars included....
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LARGE NATURAL FOSSIL AMMONITE CLUSTERimpressivenatural form fossil group with 7 polished ammonite specimens in stone matrix slab. 17" high, 24" wide, 2 3/4" deep. Property of a Westport, CT Collector.
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Auction...
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SPECIMEN MARBLE ROUND FAUX BAMBOO SIDETABLE, 19TH CENT...Specimen Marble Round Faux Bamboo Side Table, 19th Century , round marble top set inside a faux bamboo table base with cross stretcher; the marble top presents...
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AMBER PARADE CANECa. 1850 & Chester1901-Very large amber handle consisting of two turned natural Baltic amber pieces with a joining silver ring set with facetted Rhine Stones and topped by a small and plain...
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AMBER PARADE CANE-Ca. 1850 & Chester1901 -Very large amber handle consisting of two turned natural Baltic amber pieces with a joining silver ring set with facetted Rhine Stones and topped by a small and plain...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "WOOLLY MAMMOTH"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Woolly Mammoth Walking in Snow Storm" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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"BASIC COMMODITIES OF COMMERCE" SPECIMENCABINET CIRCA 1922 HEIGHT 60.75”. WIDTH 45”. DEPTH 17”. CABINET, Circa 1922, Mahoganized wood case with thirty labeled drawers containing specimens and samples. Brass...
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TURQUOISE SPECIMEN PRESENTED TO GENERALAND ALMA POWELL BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BOX: 5 3/4 IN. SQUARE, 1 3/4 IN H AND ALMA POWELL BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, in custom fitted box with lid inscription, interior...
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FIVE ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL POCKET MICROSCOPESAND SPECIMEN SLIDE COLLECTION Late 19th century-early 20th century, made for the naturalist hobbyist, including a French brass "Universel" type microscope, unsigned (2 1/8...
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ANTIQUE CASED FIELD MICROSCOPE AND TELESCOPEKIT Late 19th-early 20th century, French or English drum form brass stand (3 7/8 in.) and a brass and leather two draw pocket telescope, (6 3/8 in. closed), both unmarked...
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JOHN PRISTON CUTTS (BRITISH, 1787-1858),ANTIQUE CASED BRASS BARREL MICROSCOPE Sheffield, 1837 and later, instrument engraved "J.P. Cutts / Optician to Her Majesty / Sheffield," presented within the original mahogany...
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Collection of Three Exotic Moths, eachpresented in a circular wooden frame with convex glazing, the specimens consisting of an iridescent kingfisher blue moth, a Thai Papilio Aristoldchae moth, and a large brown-spotted...
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Three Pieces of Chinese Red Coral, two specimens exhibiting upright branched growth, the third exhibiting upright branched growth with an amorphic side growth, presented on wooden stands, largest h. 8-3/4"....
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Interesting Specimen of Spotted Basalt,fashioned in the form of an egg, the brown matrix with gray and white inclusions, presented on a custom steel display stand, overall h. 11"....
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Two Very Rare Fossilized Ammonite Specimens,Lower Cretaceous Period, ca. 146 million years old, one specimen from Osnabruck, Germany, the other from Fox Hill, South Dakota, each presenting finely formed juvenile animals...
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Takis (American, Contemporary, worksin Louisiana) Fine cut and polychromed copper botanical specimen of a wild violet, presented on a free-form rock-strewn patinated terra cotta base, signed "Takis" in green,...
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A mahogany cased model of a 19th centurycable-laying vessel the 'Chiltern' presented to the Captain by the crew with a sailor made teak box containing details of the vessels time at sea from 1866-1902 with sea bed...
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Rare, Large Crystallized Celestite Egg-FormSpecimen, the large egg-shaped specimen with an open front and smaller openings revealing the pale blue crystallized interior, presented on a brass tripod stand, h. 7-1/2"....
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British School (19th Century) "Botanicals",suite of nine hand-colored engravings, after Benjamin Maund, 5-1/2" x 7", each depicting four different specimens. Glazed, double matted and presented in matching ribbed...
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Very Rare Chinese "Chrysanthemum" StoneSpecimen, the free-form black stone with white inclusions forming chrysanthemums composed of calcite, feldspar, dolomite and celestite, found in the Daxi river in Hunan province,...
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Large and Dramatic Goniatite AmmonoidFossil Specimen, Devonian Period, 345 to 405 million years old, the brown shell with white chambered inclusions, presented as a freestanding specimen, l. 12-3/8". Goniatites...
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Group of Three Chinese Coral Specimens,each a natural branch of red coral, uncarved, exhibiting the natural branching growth habits, presented on carved wooden stands, h. 6-3/4" to 7-1/4" without stands....
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Attributed to Jozef (Austrian/Slovene1790-1866) a pair of portraits; "Gentleman Holding a Botanical Specimen" and "The Lady with an Elaborate Coiffure Bedecked with Jewelry" c. 1840-1855 each oil on canvas 31...
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Dramatic Pair of Spherical Agate Specimens,the smaller of brown and white striated agate, the larger with swirls of lavender, brown, orange, brown and white, both presented on custom black steel display stands, h....
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Unusual Slab Specimen of Petrified Wood,the trunk section showing the shape of the bark at the edges, the cross section in colors of red, gray, mauve and white, now presented on a custom display stand, h. 21-1/4"....
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Twenty-Three Mineral and Seashell Specimens,presented in a segmented wooden tray, w. 11-1/2", l. 16", most examples labeled, including (among others) Dravite Tourmaline, Tourmaline in Quartz, Rutile Hematite, Andradite...
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Interesting Shadowboxed "The World ofSemi-Precious Stone Sample", containing one hundred forty-three rectangular cabochon specimens of such stones as rhodonite, gold sand stone, the jasper family, malachite,...
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Large Shadowboxed Adult Female MalaysianJungle Nymph, scientific name Heteropteryx dilatata, the mounted specimen presented in a brun fonce linen shadowbox with white interior, overall h. 10-1/4", w. 7-3/4"....
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Large Quartz Strata Specimen, of spearheadform, presented on a custom stepped blackened steel display stand, h. 19-1/4"....
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Collection of Six Framed Dried EuropeanBotanical Specimens, 19th century. Each glazed, matted and presented in burlwood frames (six pieces)....
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Large French Glass Disc Featuring anImbedded Tarantula, first quarter 20th century, presented on a brass-mounted wrought-iron display stand, the glass disc fitted to revolve, permitting viewing the specimen...
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Pair of English Dried Botanical Specimens,"Water Parsnip" and "Vetch", mounted on paper and presented within French-striped white mats within gilded and soft gray-pickled carved wooden frames and glazed, each specimen...
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Mounted Geode Slice Specimen, the thinslice with a small crystalline center surrounded by growth areas of microcrystalline amethyst and white matrix, presented on a custom steel display stand, h. 14", w. 6-1/2"....
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Dramatic Mineral Specimen-on-Stand,composed of two entwined crystals of rutilated quartz, the larger with a polished surface revealing a forest of tourmaline needles, the smaller unpolished, presented on a...
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Set of Four English Botanical Specimens,third quarter 19th century, matted and presented in later giltwood beaded frames, overall h. 24-3/4", w. 19-3/4"....
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Rare and Unusual Geode Specimen, thesectioned half of the geode with a gray matrix exterior, sliced to reveal the crystalline interior surrounded by growth band of brown and yellow, presented on a custom steel...
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