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Wed 08 Nov 202314H00

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Lot 1
CORNU HELMET
Presented plinth-mounted. Total height: 37 cm, width: 21 cm. Blackcurrant cornuta.
Lot 3
COQUILLAGES
Approx. 25. Beautiful condition. 2 fossil clam valves, black murex (Hexaplex nigritus), porcelains, Melongena corona, Pyrula, volutes etc...
Lot 4
TWO LEAFY SEA DRAGONS
Displayed under glass. Rare on sale. Dragon lengths: 19 and 22 cm. Display case: Height: 30 cm, length: 30 cm, depth: 13.5 cm. Phycodurus eques. Note...
Lot 8
COQUILLAGES
Approx. 25. Beautiful condition. Scrolls, orange olive, spondyle, Terebra muscaria, porcelain, marbled cone (Conus marmoreus), spotted terebra...
Lot 11
CHILEAN FLAMINGO
Presented on a black lacquered wooden base. Total height: 68 cm, length: 64 cm. II/B, Phoenicopterus chilensis. Specimen born, raised and died in...
Lot 13
NAUTILE POLI
Plinth. Nice size. Total height: 31 cm. II/B, Nautilus pompilius, acquired and imported before 2017 regulations.
Lot 15
NAUTILE, ARGONAUTE
Nautilus shell. Whole argonaut with tentacles in preservative liquid. Rare on sale for the argonaut. Shell: Height: 12 cm, width: 14 cm. Height of jar...
Lot 17
POMFRET
Presented plinth-mounted. Total height: 37 cm, length: 55 cm. Taractichthys steindachneri.
Lot 18
HALIOTIS
Plinth. Nice size. Total height: 28 cm, width: 17 cm. Haliotis midae.
Lot 19
COCO-FESSE
Presented on a black lacquered metal base. Beautiful proportions. Total height: 40.5 cm. Seed size: 30 x 25.5 cm. Lodoicea maldivica.
Lot 20
EXOTIC SEEDS
Presented in a large antique globe. Height: 50 cm, diameter 32 cm. Including : Devil's claw, rafia, cocoa, poppy, casse muette, mbélé-Wélé, etc...
Lot 21
CRUCIFIX CRAB
Male. Shattered. Very attractive. Dimensions of display case: Height: 53.5 cm, length: 53.5 cm, depth: 31.5 cm. Charybdis feriata. Note It owes its...
Lot 23
TASMANIAN GIANT CRAB
Presented in a display case. Crab dimensions: 43 x 52 cm. Display case dimensions: Height: 42 cm, 73.5 x 74 cm. Very small crack on the back of the...
Lot 25
LARGE LAMPREY
A 19th-century blown-glass tubular jar for preserving liquids. Turned wooden stopper. Height: 105 cm, diameter at base: 19 cm. Petromyzon marinus...
Lot 26
GIANT BATHYNOME
Presented in exploded form. Exceptional dimensions. Display case dimensions: Height: 61.5 cm, base: 41.5 cm x 41.5 cm. Bathynomus giganteus...
Lot 27
SPIDER CRAB
Male. Shattered. Very attractive. Display case dimensions: Height: 72 cm, length: 73.5 cm, depth: 33 cm. Maja brachydactyla.
Lot 28
PAPOU NECKLACE
Made of Tibia fusus, trochas and red seeds. Presented plinth-mounted. Height: 41 cm, width: 47 cm.
Lot 32
SAWFISH ROSTRUM
Presented on a turned wooden base. Complete with all its teeth. Rare on sale. Total height: 73.5 m. Dimensions of rostrum: 56 x 12.5 cm. I/A, Pristis...
Lot 34
TWO MELOS
Presented socled. Total heights: 30 and 37 cm. Melo aethiopicus, Melo umbilicatus.
Lot 36
TWO CERITHIUM GIGANTEUM
Lengths: 44 and 45 cm. Small breaks and a few missing pieces. Lutetian, 45 million years old. The largest gastropod species of all geological time...
Lot 38
PAPOU NECKLACE
Rope decorated with Babylonia areolata and red seeds. Presented plinth-mounted. Height: 29 cm, width: 23 cm.
Lot 39
SIAMESE CROCODILE SKULL
Presented on a black lacquered wood base. Nice size. Skull: Length: 56 cm, width: 23.5 cm. Base dimensions: 59.5 x 30 cm. I/A, Crocodylus siamensis...
Lot 40
COMPLETE GIANT CLAM
Unplugged. Rarely presented whole specimen. One tip broken-glued. Dimensions of 2 valves: 92 x 56 cm and 91.5 x 56 cm. II/B, Tridacna gigas. Old...
Lot 41
RARE AEPYORNIS EGG
Unhatched, complete, intact and unrestored. Height: 28 cm, width 22 cm. Without base. Aepyornis maximus. Note The æpyornis, also known as the...
Lot 42
TWO STROMATOLITES
Plinths. Total heights: 22.5 and 27.5 cm. Widths: 14.5 and 21 cm. Note Stromatolites are limestone structures in the form of superimposed sheets. They...
Lot 49
LAPIS-LAZULI
Deep blue with pyrite flakes. 3.25 kg. 20.5 x 14.5 cm. Provenance Afghanistan.
Lot 50
MAMMOTH MOLAR
Size: 16.5 x 17 cm. Fine condition with roots. Mammuthus primigenius, North Sea, Middle and Upper Pleistocene, 300,000 to 10,000 years old. Provenance...
Lot 54
SUPERB LAPIS LAZULI
Beautiful color and size. On a black lacquered metal base. Weight: 40 kg. Height : 67 cm, width : 40 cm. Total height: 69.5 cm. Distribution...
Lot 56
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Mehinako tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinneret, decorated with Chloroptera macaw feathers. The center is adorned with three large rectal...
Lot 57
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Mehinako tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinneret, adorned with amazon aurou feathers. The center is adorned with two large yellow and blue rectal...
Lot 58
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Yawalapiti tribe. Mounted on a woven cotton spinneret, decorated with Chloroptera macaw feathers. The center is adorned with a large rectal feather of...
Lot 59
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Mehinako tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinner, decorated with yellow and blue macaw feathers. The center is adorned with two large yellow and...
Lot 60
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Kamayura tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinneret, adorned with blunt yellow-fronted amazon feathers. The center is adorned with three large...
Lot 61
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Kamayura tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinneret, adorned with blunt blue-fronted amazon and aourou amazon feathers. Height: 35 cm, width: 35 cm...
Lot 62
KAYAPÓ INDIAN TIARA, BRAZIL
Kamayura tribe. Mounted on a braided cotton spinneret, adorned with blunt crested cassia feathers, the center adorned with three large rectal...

Sale information

Three times a year, Maison MILLON organizes auctions devoted entirely to taxidermy and natural history. Birds, large mammals, insects and butterflies from around the world abound. These auctions celebrate the treasures the world has to offer; those that scientists, scholars and collectors have been preserving and studying since time immemorial. MESSAGE REMOVAL INFORMATION ON THE STORAGE OF YOUR PURCHASES We would like to inform you that your purchase(s) will be transferred to the Drouot store, whose opening hours and rates depend solely on Hôtel Drouot, and are as follows: Handling charges These correspond to the handling of your purchase(s) to the warehouse and are charged according to the volume of the lot(s): €5 / €10 / €15 / €20 / €25. These charges are capped at €100 (incl. VAT) regardless of the quantity and volume purchased. Storage charges The storage service will be charged from the 3rd working day onwards (excluding the above handling charges) From the 4th day onwards, the daily storage charges per lot are : 1 € / 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 €, depending on lot volume. - A 50% reduction on storage fees is granted to foreign customers and art market professionals in the provinces (upon presentation of proof). Before collecting your lots, please make sure you : - You have your paid invoice. - to have made an appointment on www.drouot.com - to have the label of your lot. (To be picked up at the store) Warehousing 6 bis, rue Rossini 75009 Paris - France Tel. +33 (0)1 48 00 20 18 Open Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 6 pm Some Saturdays from 8 am to 10 am (Saturdays without appointment, Saturdays open are listed on www.drouot.com) MESSAGE PAYMENT - By credit card via the following secure link: https://www.millon.com/paiement-en-ligne - Bank transfer to NEUFLIZE OBC - 3, avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris IBAN FR76 3078 8009 0002 0609 7000 469 - BIC NSMBFRPPXXX - Credit card in our offices - Cheque (French only) payable to MILLON - Cash within authorized limits - €1,000 for our French customers and €15,000 for our foreign customers.

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