Auction 19 April 2024 NATURAL HISTORY - Paris

Bid on the lot list Millon : 19 April 2024 - <p>La Maison MILLON organise trois fois par an des ventes aux enchères entièrement consacrées à la taxidermie et à l’histoire naturelle. Oiseaux, grands mammifères, insectes et papillons du monde foisonnent. Ces ventes célèbrent les trésors que le monde nous livre ; ceux que les savants, érudits ou collectionneurs conservent et étudient depuis toujours. MESSAGE ENLÈVEMENT INFORMATIONS SUR LE MAGASINAGE DE VOS ACHATS Nous tenons à vous préciser que votre / vos achat(s) sera / seront transféré(s) au magasinage de Drouot, dont les horaires et les tarifs dépendent uniquement de l’Hôtel Drouot, et sont les suivants : Frais de manutention Ils correspondent à la manutention de vos achats vers le magasinage et sont perçus selon le volume du (des) lot(s) : 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 € / 25 €. Ces frais sont plafonnés à 100 euros (TTC) quelle que soit la quantité et le volume acheté. Frais de magasinage Le service de stockage sera payant à partir du 3ème jour ouvré (hors frais de manutention ci-dessus) A partir du 4ème jour les frais de stockage journaliers par lot sont de : 1 € / 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 €, selon le volume du lot. - Une réduction de 50 % sur les frais de stockage est accordée aux clients étrangers et aux professionnels du marché de l’art en province (sur présentation de justificatif) Avant de retirer vos lots, assurez-vous de : - D’avoir votre facture acquittée. - D’avoir pris rendez-vous sur www.drouot.com - D’avoir l’étiquette de votre lot. (A prendre à l’étude) Magasinage 6 bis, rue Rossini 75009 Paris - France Tél. +33 (0)1 48 00 20 18 Ouvert du lundi au vendredi de 14h à 18h Certains samedis de 8h à 10 h (les samedis sans rendez-vous, les samedis ouverts sont listés sur www.drouot.com) MESSAGE PAIEMENT • Par CB via le lien sécurisé suivant : https://www.millon.com/paiement-en-ligne • Virement bancaire vers NEUFLIZE OBC - 3, avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris IBAN FR76 3078 8009 0002 0609 7000 469 - BIC NSMBFRPPXXX • Carte de crédit dans nos bureaux • Chèque (français uniquement) à l’ordre de MILLON • Espèces dans les limites autorisées – 1 000€ pour nos clients français et 15 000€ pour nos clients étrangers.</p> Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

NATURAL HISTORY

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Lot n° 1

FOUR CORALS II/B, Acropora nobilis...

FOUR CORALS II/B, Acropora nobilis (height: 45 cm), Labophyllia hemprichii "cactus" polyp (10.5 x 16.5 cm), red organ coral: Tubipora musica (13 x 26.5 cm), Pavona frondifera or "leaf polyp" (14 x 25 cm). Provenance Purchased from Creuze (Boulogne-Sur-Mer)...

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Lot n° 2

PRETTY PARROT FISH Presented plinth-mounted. Height:...

PRETTY PARROT FISH Presented plinth-mounted. Height: 26.5 cm, length: 56 cm. Scarus psittacus.

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Lot n° 3

FOUR CORALS II/B, Acropora nobilis...

FOUR CORALS II/B, Acropora nobilis (20 x 31 cm), madrepora coelenterata, Dendrophyllia digitalis (height: 42.5 cm), polypier sp. (height: 32.5 cm), "black branched" madrepore (25 x 27 cm). Provenance Purchased from Creuze (Boulogne-Sur-Mer) catalog 1991-1992. Collection...

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Lot n° 4

COCO-FESSE Height: 27 cm, width:...

COCO-FESSE Height: 27 cm, width: 32 cm. Beautiful. Without base. Lodoicea maldivica.

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Lot n° 5

PAPU NECKLACE Composed of eleven...

PAPU NECKLACE Composed of eleven braided rows of cowries, cordage and twelve Polinices tumidus at the neckline. Total height: 69 cm.

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Lot n° 6

SYRINX Length: 52 cm. Beautiful....

SYRINX Length: 52 cm. Beautiful. Very small chips at the tip. Syrinx aruanus.

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Lot n° 7

FUGU Naturalized in its entirety....

FUGU Naturalized in its entirety. Nice size, good condition and very nice old patina. Rare on sale. On a black base. Total height: 38.5 cm, length: 56 m. Late 19th - early 20th century specimen. Takifugu rubripes. Note Only experienced cooks know how...

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Lot n° 8

GIANT NEWT, HORNED HELMET Beautiful. Lengths:...

GIANT NEWT, HORNED HELMET Beautiful. Lengths: 38 and 27.5 cm, helmet height: 20 cm. Charonia tritonis, Cassis cornuta.

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Lot n° 9

FELT NOSE Naturalized in its entirety....

FELT NOSE Naturalized in its entirety. Nice size, good condition and very nice old patina. Rare on sale. On a black base. Total height: 55 cm, length: 1.36 m. Late 19th - early 20th century specimen. Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum. Note Large freshwater...

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Lot n° 10

BALANE Presented pedestaled. Height:...

BALANE Presented pedestaled. Height: 30 cm, width: 26.5 cm. Balanomorpha.

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Lot n° 11

TWO SWORDFISH ROSTRUMS On pedestals. Heights:...

TWO SWORDFISH ROSTRUMS On pedestals. Heights: 97 and 99 cm. Xiphias gladius.

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Lot n° 12

BEAUTIFUL LANGOUSTINE Shattered...

BEAUTIFUL LANGOUSTINE Shattered in a display case. Large size. Height: 58.5 cm, width: 35 cm, depth: 20 cm.

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Lot n° 13

OLD COMMUNE Presented pedestaled. Height:...

OLD COMMUNE Presented pedestaled. Height: 22 cm, length: 44 cm. Babrus bergylta.

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Lot n° 14

RED GORGONIAN, SHARK'S JAW, SAND...

RED GORGONIAN, SHARK'S JAW, SAND SHIEM Presented pedestaled. Gorgon: height: 56 cm, width: 58 cm. Jaw: height: 31 cm, width: 34 cm. Carcharhinus obscurus.

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Lot n° 15

SOUTHERN PIG Fully naturalized....

SOUTHERN PIG Fully naturalized. Good condition. Rare on sale. Total height: 34.5 cm, length: 57 cm. 19th century. Congiopodus leucopaecilus. Distribution New Zealand and southern Australia.

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Lot n° 16

CLOWN BALLISTA, TUBE SPONGE Presented...

CLOWN BALLISTA, TUBE SPONGE Presented pedestaled. Height: 44 cm, length: 28 cm. Balistoides conspicillum.

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Lot n° 17

CABRI BALIST Presented in a display...

CABRI BALIST Presented in a display case with a marine décor of seaweed and gorgonians. Display case with studded metal structure. Dimensions: height 47.5 cm, length 65.5 cm, depth 30 cm. Balistes capriscus.

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Lot n° 18

FOSSIL CLAM VALVE Presented unplugged. Length...

FOSSIL CLAM VALVE Presented unplugged. Length 81 cm, depth: 63 cm. II/B, Tridacna gigas. With import certificate.

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Lot n° 19

GUITAR RAY Complete. Presented...

GUITAR RAY Complete. Presented on a rectangular wooden base. Caudal fin damaged. Length: 117 cm, height 39 cm, Rhynchobatus immaculatus, naturalized around 1900. Distribution China Sea.

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Lot n° 20

MEROU HEAD Presented on a wooden...

MEROU HEAD Presented on a wooden console. Depth: 37 cm, console: 31 x 28 cm. Epinephelinae sp., Red Sea. Provenance Collection Yvan Delqué (1928-2021) Le Musée de la Nature - Castres. Kept by the family.

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Lot n° 21

TWO HERMIT CRABS Presented in a...

TWO HERMIT CRABS Presented in a large glass case. One large and one small in 2 different gastropod shells. Height: 22 cm, 25.8 x 45 cm. Birgus latro. Note Its soft abdomen makes it extremely vulnerable, and its only means of protection is to steal a...

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Lot n° 22

SIX ALGUES Presented separately...

SIX ALGUES Presented separately in a rectangular frame on a white background. Frame size: 73 x 53 cm.

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Lot n° 23

BEAUTIFUL CHINESE TRIONIX TURTLE...

BEAUTIFUL CHINESE TRIONIX TURTLE BREASTPLATE Presented mounted. Height: 55.5 cm, width: 49 cm. Pelodiscus sinensis. Note Freshwater turtle with a soft shell, the upper part is soft around the edges and without a rigid keratinized scale.

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Lot n° 24

FIVE "MEDUSES Made of sea urchin...

FIVE "MEDUSES Made of sea urchin and siliceous sponge tests. Presented in an antique globe, the base in black lacquered molded wood. Height: 57 cm, diameter: 30 cm.

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Lot n° 25

TABLE CORAL With a pretty growth...

TABLE CORAL With a pretty growth in the center. Presented plinth-mounted. Height: 49 cm, width: 37 cm. II/B, Acropora latistela. With import certificate.

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Lot n° 26

BEAUTIFUL WHITE GORGONIAN Presented...

BEAUTIFUL WHITE GORGONIAN Presented pedestaled. Height: 97 cm, width: 1.35 m.

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Lot n° 27

SEIZE DIODONS Presented in a large...

SEIZE DIODONS Presented in a large antique circular globe. Height: 63 cm, diameter: 34.5 cm. Diodon holocanthus.

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Lot n° 28

PRETTY JEWELRY BOWL By Ella K. Abalone...

PRETTY JEWELRY BOWL By Ella K. Abalone mounted on a pedestal set with cultured pearls, antique crystals and glass cabochons. Silver leaf and mica powder setting. Height: 16.5 cm, diameter: 18 cm. Signed.

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Lot n° 29

LARGE ORANGE "HAIR" GORGON Height:...

LARGE ORANGE "HAIR" GORGON Height: 97 cm. Ellisella grandis.

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Lot n° 30

VERY NICE NAUTILUS By Ella K. Polished...

VERY NICE NAUTILUS By Ella K. Polished nautilus on a pedestal set with antique crystals and glass cabochons. Mounted with gold leaf and gold powder. Height: 24.5 cm. II/B, Nautilus pompilius, acquired and imported prior to 2017 regulations. Signed.

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Lot n° 31

PRESS-PAPER By Ella K. Large green...

PRESS-PAPER By Ella K. Large green turbo set with antique crystals, glass cabochons and red bamboo coral. Mounted with gold leaf and mica powder. Height: 7 cm, length: 12 cm. Turbo marmoratus. Signed.

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Lot n° 32

BEAUTIFUL LOBSTER CLAW Gilded with...

BEAUTIFUL LOBSTER CLAW Gilded with fine gold. Very large! Presented in an antique globe. Height: 45 cm, width: 31 cm, depth: 18.5 cm. Homarus.

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Lot n° 33

MOTHER-OF-PEARL STANDARD, CHINESE...

MOTHER-OF-PEARL STANDARD, CHINESE ANODONT Two large valves presented pedestaled. Heights: 37.5 and 41.5 cm. Atrina vexillum, Sinanodonta woodiana.

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Lot n° 34

ATLANTIC MACKEREL Presented plated. Height:...

ATLANTIC MACKEREL Presented plated. Height: 14.2 cm, length: 36 cm. Scomber scombrus.

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Lot n° 35

SPINE CRAB Presented in a display...

SPINE CRAB Presented in a display case. Height: 16 cm, 38.5 x 45 cm. Parthnopidae, genus Rhinolambrus.

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Lot n° 36

SPIDER CRAB, SLIPPER CRAB, GHOST...

SPIDER CRAB, SLIPPER CRAB, GHOST CRAB In 3 glass boxes. 35 x 31.5 cm, and 2 times 26 x 19.5 cm. Pisa sp., Naxioides sp., Ocypode sp., Parribacus sp.

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Lot n° 37

SEA STARS Presented framed on a...

SEA STARS Presented framed on a black background. 70 x 70 cm. Distribution Philippines.

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Lot n° 38

ATLANTIC REDFISH Presented mounted. Height:...

ATLANTIC REDFISH Presented mounted. Height: 23 cm, length: 43 cm. Sebastes fasciatus.

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Lot n° 39

CRUCIFIX CRAB Presented in a large...

CRUCIFIX CRAB Presented in a large glass case. 39 x 50 cm. Charybdis feriata.

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Lot n° 40

TWO SPIDER CRABS, HORSESHOE CRAB A...

TWO SPIDER CRABS, HORSESHOE CRAB A box containing the 2 crabs. 65 x 50 cm. Limulus, nice size: length: 70 cm, width: 32 cm. Maguimithrax spinosissimus, Limulus polyphemus.

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Lot n° 41

PORCELAIN CRABS, ELBOW CRABS, LOBSTER...

PORCELAIN CRABS, ELBOW CRABS, LOBSTER AND MISCELLANEOUS In 6 boxes. 50 x 39 cm, 26 x 19.5 cm, 20 x 15 cm, 15 x 11.2 cm, 10 x 10 cm and 9 x 9 cm. Parillia major (male and female), Porcellana sp., Leucosia sp., carcinus sp., Majidae, Rhinolambrus sp., Enoplometopus...

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Lot n° 42

SIX ALGUES Presented in two rectangular...

SIX ALGUES Presented in two rectangular frames on a white background. Frames: 69 x 22 cm.

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Lot n° 43

AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR In engraved...

AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR In engraved buffalo bone. Plinth. Height : 56 cm. Note This object was used to predict the optimal time for sowing and harvesting.

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Lot n° 44

PAPILIO ULYSSES, DEVIL'S CLAWS Presented...

PAPILIO ULYSSES, DEVIL'S CLAWS Presented in an antique globe. Height: 56 cm, diameter: 26 cm. Proboscidea louisiana.

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Lot n° 45

MARLIN ROSTRUM, XYLIA POD, CALABASH Presented...

MARLIN ROSTRUM, XYLIA POD, CALABASH Presented pedestaled. Heights: 28 to 53.5 cm. Billfish, Xylia xylocarpa.

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Lot n° 46

TROUT, GRAYLING Lengths: 70 and...

TROUT, GRAYLING Lengths: 70 and 42 cm, heights: 21.5 and 16 cm. Salmo trutta, Thymallus thymallus. Grayling distribution American and Canadian rivers.

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Lot n° 47

SHAMEFUL CRABS, LARGE CLEANER SHRIMP,...

SHAMEFUL CRABS, LARGE CLEANER SHRIMP, CARCINUS In 3 glass boxes. 2 times 39 x 26 cm, 18.5 x 18.5 cm. Calappa sp., Stenopus hispidus, Carcinus, parilla major. Note The name "shameful crab" comes from the pair of flattened claws that fit snugly around...

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Lot n° 48

ORPHIE Presented pedestaled. Height:...

ORPHIE Presented pedestaled. Height: 15 cm, length: 65.5 cm. Belone belone. Note Pointed like a needle, it is dangerous when it throws itself out of the water. Its most frequent victims are fishermen.

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Lot n° 49

VOLUTE DIADEM Presented pedestaled....

VOLUTE DIADEM Presented pedestaled. Very nice size. Height: 47 cm, width: 24 cm. Melo amphora.

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Lot n° 50

LOMPE Female. Nice size. Presented...

LOMPE Female. Nice size. Presented socled. Height: 34 cm, length: 49 cm. Cyclopterus lumpus.

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