Bidspirit auctions | Bertolami Fine Art Auction Jun 14, 2022
Bertolami Fine Art, Jun 14, 2022. 123 lots.
Bertolami Fine Art - Martedì 14 giugno 2022 dalle ore 15:00 CEST
Lots in this catalog (123)
- Lot 1: BEZOAR WITH CASE Ancient camel bezoar rarely kept inside its original case. XVII Century. Bezoar dimensions: 7 cm,
- Lot 2: TAXIDERMY OF PANGOLINO Pangolin taxidermy (MANIS TERTRADACTYLA-PHOLIDOTA MANIDAE).
- Lot 3: PAIR OF FOSSIL Whale Gables Two perfectly preserved fossil gables of blue whale (Balaenoptera Musculus).
- Lot 4: PAIR OF SECTED AMMONITES Iridescent fossil ammonite perfectly dissected to show the spiral and internal crystals.
- Lot 5: HEAD LIGHT World War II ship headlight in cast iron and glass. United States, Early 20th century. About 30 KG,
- Lot 6: SKULL OF GIRAFFE Adult male giraffe skull of exceptional size with wooden base complete with support.
- Lot 7: LIMULO Limulus (Limulus Polyphemus) with base and support Dimensions: 65 cm
- Lot 8: BRAKOLOGICAL HEAD Didactic phrenological bust in plaster with various labels and collection words.
- Lot 9: OSTRICH EGG WITH BASE An ancient ostrich egg (Struthio Camelus) on an ancient wooden cup and animal horn. Size 50 cm.
- Lot 10: ANATOMICAL LEG MODEL Authentic anatomical leg model rich in wax inserts reproducing veins and blood vessels prepared
- Lot 11: OSTRICH PUPPY WITH BELL Ostrich cub taxidermy (Struthio camelus),
- Lot 12: WALRUS PENIS WITH SHOWCASE Walrus penis or fossil Baculum inside a decorative wooden display case that was probably
- Lot 13: DAMARU The Damaru is a small drum made from two human skulls and used within the Tibetan Chöd rites.
- Lot 14: GLASS EYES Two boxes, each containing 25 handmade blown glass ocular prostheses.
- Lot 15: visibile a londra Study skull of archaic man from New Britain, Gazelle peninsula.
- Lot 16: RENAISSANCE SKULL Real medieval or Renaissance skull kept inside a fabulous hood embroidered by hand with gold and
- Lot 17: BISON HEAD Taxidermy of a bison (Bison Bison) of exceptional dimensions: 120 x 100 x 90 cm. About 25 kg
- Lot 18: AFRICAN QUIVER WITH ARROWS AND BOW Authentic quiver from Central Africa with three perfectly preserved arrows,
- Lot 19: EMU EGG Beautiful emu egg (Dromaius novaehollandiae) inside a pretty 18th century reliquary. Italy, 18th century.
- Lot 20: PHOTO ALBUM Photo album that portrays a complete funeral from beginning to end,
- Lot 21: ANIMATED TYROLEAN WALKING STICK Tyrolean mountain stick,
- Lot 22: FIJI ISLANDS WAR BUN Rare Ula tava tava war club from the Fiji Islands.
- Lot 23: EGYPTIAN CABINET WITH PHOTO HOLDER Important piece of furniture / display from an original photo from 1880.
- Lot 24: NEW IRELAND TATANUA MASK Rare Tatanua mask from New Ireland (Neu Mecklenburg). German period, found during the 1920s.
- Lot 25: WAHAIKA MAORI The Wahaika Maori New Zealand is a weapon that is regarded as a club.
- Lot 26: ANCIENT HERBARIUM Ancient herbarium made up of 57 written,
- Lot 27: BEZOAR ON ANCIENT PEDESTAL Large antique camel bezoar on a beautiful 17th century gilt bronze pedestal.
- Lot 28: NEW CALEDONIA SCEPTER Rare Kanak scepter called "star club",
- Lot 29: CASUAL FRAMEWORK Vintage watercolor depicting an oriental cassowary,
- Lot 30: VERTEBRA OF FOSSIL MAMMUTH Fossilized mammoth vertebra (Mammuthus Primigenius) in excellent condition.
- Lot 31: BAULE SCULPTURE Authentic traditional Baule sculpture depicting a man with scarring on his face.
- Lot 32: TLINGIT DRUM Rare authentic Tlingit drum (British Columbia). Black pigment decoration on the front,
- Lot 33: DESERT ROSE Large fragment of desert rose. Dimensions: 56 X 34 X 30
- Lot 34: DESERT ROSE Large fragment of desert rose. Dimensions: 70 x 35 x 22.
- Lot 35: ZUKANUA Zukanua in compact wood with obsidian blades for leather processing. Ethiopia,
- Lot 36: TWO NAGA HANGERS Two endings or pendants of a traditional Naga necklace kit. India, XIX century. Size: 5 cm each
- Lot 37: OLD LEVEL Old level used by surveyor in brass and leather. Early twentieth century. Size: 23cm
- Lot 38: PLATE WITH FOSSIL INSECT Fossil lasta with Jurassic insect. Dimensions 10 x 10 cm.
- Lot 39: WHITE AGATES Unique lot composed of 90 pure white agates perforated by hand and coming from the Middle East.
- Lot 40: WOODEN CHEST OF SAMPLES Italian samples in fine wood containing various samples of biological fabrics,
- Lot 41: FOUR AXES OCEANICS Four work axes from Papua New Guinea. Patinated woods and hard stone heads. Early 20th century.
- Lot 42: LARGE OCEAN AX Elaborate commemorative ax from Papua New Guinea. Second half of the 20th century.
- Lot 43: GREAT QUARTZ MINERAL Large block of smoky quartz. Dimensions: 40 x 26 x 52 cm
- Lot 44: TURKMENISTAN CONTAINER Iron vessel with zoomorphic figures and chiseled decorations. Turkmenistan, early 20th century.
- Lot 45: CASUARIO BONE PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ceremonial cassowary bone used as a knife within the Asmat tribes in Papua New Guinea.
- Lot 46: MAMMOTH TOOTH Mammoth tooth (Mammuthus Primigenius) fossil, Pleistocene period. Dimensions: 22 x 18 cm.
- Lot 47: TWO TEETH OF MEGALODON Two fossil megalodon teeth (Otodus Megalodon). Miocene period. Height: 14 and 13 cm.
- Lot 48: CANOE INUIT Model of Inuit canoe expertly made with native woods and fabrics of the place of origin.
- Lot 49: SLAB OF MESOSAURUS BRASILIENSIS Well preserved slab of mosasaur (Mesosaurus brasiliensis) from the Permian period.
- Lot 50: PAIR OF ECCLESIASTICAL DOCUMENTS Pair of original ecclesiastical documents that testify to the transfer of some
- Lot 51: STONE AX HANDLED CENTER - AFRICA Accept from work coming from Central Africa. Beautiful patinas of use.
- Lot 52: LARGE HAND AX NEW GUINEA Large hand ax from New Guinea in local stone. First half of the 20th century. Length 47 cm.
- Lot 53: SLAB OF FOSSIL FISH Fossil plate with some small fish of the same species. 26 x 20 cm.
- Lot 54: LARGE SLAB WITH A MYRIAD OF FOSSIL FISH Large fossil slab with numerous small fish of the same species.
- Lot 55: DIORAMA OF "GUARDS AND BAND" WITH 83 TOY SOLDIERS.
- Lot 56: THREE DOGON STONE BRACELETS Three Dogon stone bracelets. Mali, early 20th century.
- Lot 57: CAMEL BLADDER FLASK Desert water flask made from a camel's bladder. Sudan, second half of the 20th century.
- Lot 58: SET GRIMALDELLI Metal lock pick set. Italy, Dimensions: 15 cm approx
- Lot 59: CASE WITH SEEDS AND EARTH Case with seeds and lands of different nature and origin. Length 26 cm.
- Lot 60: CASE WITH SEEDS AND EARTH Case with seeds and lands of different nature and origins. Length 26 cm
- Lot 61: KRIS HANDLE Authentic hilt of a Kris sword from the island of Java. Indonesia, early 20th century. Height: 20 cm
- Lot 62: COPROLITE ON A BASIS Coprolite (koprosterco and lithos- stone) or fossil excrement of prehistoric fauna. Height: 11 cm
- Lot 63: PAIR OF GUNPOWDER FLASKS Two German flasks carries gunpowder. Size: 20cm - 18cm
- Lot 64: THREE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Three Italian demonstrative scientific instruments: manometric capsule, transformer,
- Lot 65: CURVED WOODEN CASE FOR TRACING RAILS Case with curves in wood for tracing rails of English origin, manufactured by W.
- Lot 66: CASE WITH LENSES English case full of optical lenses of various sizes. Size: 52cm x 36cm
- Lot 67: CASE WITH IRON WEIGHTS Case with iron weights of various sizes. Size: 28cm x 16cm x 11cm.
- Lot 68: BOX WITH RULERS FOR SURVEYOR Case with numerous precision rulers that belonged to a surveyor or scholar.
- Lot 69: STONE VILLAGE IN FRAME Framed stone village. Length 15 cm.
- Lot 70: INSECT COLLECTION IN GLASS BELLS Beautiful and unique collection consisting of 10 tropical insects and not kept under
- Lot 71: FOUR GLASS BELLS WITH SEEDS Four glass bells with various seeds. Heights: from 14 cm to 18 cm each.
- Lot 72: SIX TEST TUBES WITH EARTH Six test tubes with various earths. Height: 15 cm each
- Lot 73: TWO AMMONITES ON SILVER BASES Fossil ammonites mounted on silver bases. Early 20th century. Dimensions: 25 cm each.
- Lot 74: TWO CHINESE MUSHROOMS ON A BASE Unusual mushrooms dried, preserved and used as Chinese school items. China,
- Lot 75: BLUE JOHN ON BASE Semi precious mineral Blue John on wooden base. Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm
- Lot 76: KINA ETHNOGRAPHIC NECKLACE Necklace made from a single piece of mother-of-pearl called Kina in the South - East
- Lot 77: ETHNOGRAPHIC NECKLACE Patinated necklace in vegetable fibers and hanging shells. Papua New Guinea, 20th century.
- Lot 78: ETHNOGRAPHIC NECKLACE Necklace made from a single shell held by vegetable fibers. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.
- Lot 79: ETHNOGRAPHIC NECKLACE Necklace made from a single shell held by vegetable fibers. Papua New Guinea. 20th century.
- Lot 80: ETHNOGRAPHIC NECKLACE Necklace made from a series of shell hearts. Papua New Guinea. 20th century. Base included.
- Lot 81: FRAMED GIANT CINNAMON FRAGMENTS Showcase containing three oversized fragments of dried common cinnamon.
- Lot 82: SCHOLAR STONE Scholar's rock or gong shi, natural stone smoothed by time.
- Lot 83: TECA WITH BULLETS Decorative case in wood and glass with a series of cartridges that create a geometric pattern.
- Lot 84: TECA WITH BULLETS Landscape hand carved in cork with wooden frame. 20th century. Dimensions: 36 x 32 cm
- Lot 85: THREE BOXES WITH ACULEI OF HISTRICE Three oriental-style container boxes, probably made in Africa or the Middle East,
- Lot 86: FIVE WAX VEGETABLES ON BASE Five vegetables in wax and handmade. They represent a tomato, a pair of asparagus,
- Lot 87: BOX WITH TEN CONTAINERS OF SPICES Box with ten spice containers. Size: 31cm x 17cm
- Lot 88: PAINTER'S BOX WITH GLASS CONTAINERS FOR COLORS Beautiful wooden case containing a series of ampoules still full of
- Lot 89: PAINTER'S BOX WITH GLASS CONTAINERS FOR COLORS Box with wrought iron chisels for goldsmith. Dimensions: 13 cm
- Lot 90: METAL MOLD DEPICTING A SWAN 1970s steel mold depicting a swan. Size: 25cm x 16cm x 5cm.
- Lot 91: Group of 15 Victorian iron and cast iron tips Group of 15 decorative or palace architectural tips made of iron and
- Lot 92: FRAGMENT OF MAMMOTH FANG Mammoth tusk fragment (Mammuthus). Length: 40 cm.
- Lot 93: GROUP OF IRON COMPASSES Group of three scientific iron compasses. Size: from 16cm to 27cm.
- Lot 94: ANATOMICAL EYES (TWO 1960 MODELS) Pair of well-made anatomical eyes in a limited edition. Numbered 457 out of 1050.
- Lot 95: TWO PICTURES (ZEBRA AND DROMEDARY) Pair of beautiful paintings reproducing the famous bestiaries of the 17th century.
- Lot 96: TWO FLYING PICTURES (BRIAR FRAME) Pair of beautiful paintings reproducing the famous bestiaries of the 17th century.
- Lot 97: TWO FLYING PICTURES (BLACK FRAME) Pair of beautiful paintings reproducing the famous bestiaries of the 17th century.
- Lot 98: PHOTO OF FRANZ LISZT WITH AUTOGRAPH Framed photo depicting Franz Liszt complete with autograph. Size: 16cm x 12cm.
- Lot 99: RAFIA Large framed Kuba raffia fabric. Congo, mid-20th century. Dimensions: 185 x 77 cm
- Lot 100: RAFIA Large framed Kuba raffia fabric. Congo, mid-20th century. Dimensions: 185 x 77 cm
- Lot 101: COUPLE GREYHOUNDS Pair of bronze sculptures depicting two greyhounds. Dimensions: 20 x 15 x 10 c
- Lot 102: PAIR OF DOGS (BULL-BRACCO) Pair of bronze sculptures depicting a hound and a bull terrier.
- Lot 103: Four framed bronzes (dog portraits) Four frames in gilded wood covered with red velvet displaying four sculptures of
- Lot 104: ORIENTAL SHOES Pair of Chinese clogs in wood and fabric. Size: 20cm x 11cm x 9cm
- Lot 105: SCULPTURE BY SABRINA GRUSS Bone sculpture by the contemporary French artist Sabrina Gruss. Height: 19 cm.
- Lot 106: SCULPTURE BY SABRINA GRUSS Bone sculpture by the contemporary French artist Sabrina Gruss. Height: 23 cm.
- Lot 107: GREENLAND KAYAK MODEL Wooden kayak model that faithfully reproduces a sea hunter. Inserts in cotton,
- Lot 108: THAI FUNERAL BRACELET Rare Thai funerary bracelet made of shell (Tridacna Gigas Fossil). Thailand, Ban Chaang.
- Lot 109: KHMER BRACELETS Two Khmer bracelets in fossil ivory. Cambodia, 3rd century AD C. Size: 11cm (inner diameter 9.5cm).
- Lot 110: ANTHROPOMORPHIC STONE Rare anthropomorphic stone from the Sepik river plateau. Neolithic period.
- Lot 111: HEAD ORNAMENT SOLOMON ISLANDS Ceremonial head ornament reserved exclusively to men. Made of shell,
- Lot 112: CHINESE HEADDRESS Chinese headdress. China, Miao ethnicity, 19th century. Dimensions 22cm x 19cm x 9cm
- Lot 113: KORWAR BAT Beautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection. Meyer. Length 49 cm
- Lot 114: KORWAR BAT Beautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection Meyer. Length 68 cm
- Lot 115: MANDAU DAYAK Beautiful warrior sword of the Dayak people, made of wood, iron, human hair and deer horn. Borneo,
- Lot 116: MANDAU DAYAK KNIFE Rare knife that accompanied the classic mandau of the Dayak people, made of wood,
- Lot 117: FRONT IN IRON DAYAK IN BRONZE Warrior helmet of the Dayak people made of iron. Borneo, 19th century.
- Lot 118: DAYAK SHIELD Beautiful shield of the Dayak warriors with signs of wear and honey-colored patina. Borneo, Kalimantan,
- Lot 120: GOLD NAIL Rather refined gold nail that was once a symbol of nobility. Indonesia, Sumatra. Nineteenth century.
- Lot 121: DAYAK ARROWS HOLDER Dayak arrow holder with arrows. Early 20th century. Length 37 cm.
- Lot 122: BATAK STICKS Batak divination wands,
- Lot 123: CHINESE NEOLITHIC AX Chinese Neolithic axe found in western Borneo. China, 2nd Millennium BC C.
- Lot 124: BATAK MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Rare Batak musical instrument. Indonesia, 19th century. Length: 63 cm