A cabinet of curiosities the collection comprising natural history specimens, ethnographic items and handicrafts

including an assortment of corals, three smooth chestnuts, a carved French Colonial carved coconut shell, an Emu egg, Indian glass bangles, a small pietra dure panel of Vesuvius, a carved hardstone turtle, two South American clay Inca whistles, boars teeth, barnacles, dried crabs, fossils, the carapace of a small tortoise, two unusal cast iron desk weights, an ebonised frame set with convex glass medallions reverse painted with insects and animals, silk and velvet applique worked purses, a child's painted model of a Russian sleigh and small carved wood diaorama of a Quebecoise tavern scene etc. etc. (Qty)

An interesting lot with a number of intriguing items. All the items show some sign of use and wear and most of the items have sustained some form of damage over the years. Viewing is highly recommended.
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