Mirabilia Naturalia

A white plaster skull within a hanging Neogothic case

W. 15 - H. 56 Cm

A black wax skull on a cement base within a glass case.

W. 21 - D. 23 - H. 34 Cm

A wax skull with glass eyes on a carved and silver-plated wooden column drum base.

W. 21 - H. 9 Cm

An anatomic model of a skull, including the jaw, on a carved, lacquered and gilt base

H. 27,5 Cm

A woven basket with a plaster skull and six bones

W. 40 - D. 20 - H. 12 Cm

A depiction of a skull on an ostrich egg. Bronze base

H. 24,5 Cm

Perforated eggs with turned and ebonised wood cymatiums and bases

H. 35 Cm

Eggs with turned and lacquered wood bases and tips

H. 32 Cm

Dromaius Novaehollandiae on turned and silver-plated wooden bases

H. 19,5 Cm

Eggs with turned bases and small red coral branches

H. 34 Cm

A Shiva Lingam made from a combination of agate, basalt and quartz jasper on a plastic vase.

H. 39 cm

A natural polished coconut sculpture

W. 27 - H. 31 cm

A black lacquered coconut sculpture on a plexiglas base

W. 22 - H. 30 cm

Coco de mer is a plant of the Arecaceae family and is the only species in the Lodoicea maldivica genus.

W. 29 - D. 25 - H. 15 Cm

Chelonoidis carbonarius cites II/B, died of natural causes in an European wildlife park on a metal base

H. 30 Cm

Stigmochelys pardalis cites II/B, died of natural causes in an European wildlife park on a metal base

H. 11 Cm

Kinixys belliana cites II/B, died of natural causes in an European wildlife park on a metal base

H. 18 Cm

Acropora florida A species of coral belonging to the Acroporidae family cites II/B

W. 48 - D. 41 - H. 40 Cm

Pocillopora meandrina Pocilloporidae are a family of hermatypic colonial corals, extremely polymorphic, differing in growth and form in response to light availability and wave action. cites II/B Solomon Islands

H. 24 Cm

Stylophora pistillata is a stony polyp coral. Its natural habitat is at a depth beween 1 and 15 mt but it adapts easily to any climate and temperature. cites II/B

W. 23 - D. 22 - H. 30 Cm

Tiny shells on turned, carved and gilt wood bases

H. 20 Cm

Nautilus pompilius The nautilus has a planispiral shell that is internally divided by septa into several camerae, connected by a siphuncle. cites II/B on a metal base

W. 16 - D. 13 - H. 21 Cm

Pecten Subnodosus on turned and lacquered wood bases

H. 24 Cm

The white Eunicella verrucosa has a densely branching stem and usually grows in a single plane. It belongs to the Gorgoniidae family, Cnidari phylum.

W. 81 - D. 4 - H. 84 Cm

Two Echinus esculentus on turned, carved and gilt bases

H. 15 Cm

Seashells on turned, carved and lacquered bases

H. 22 Cm

Turbo Marmoratus is a green turban snail. On turned and lacquered wood bases.

H. 26 Cm

Two gorgoniae on turned and lacquered wood bases. H. 74 cm the smaller one, 78 cm the larger one

H. 78 Cm

Tonna ampullacea, on turned and lacquered bases H 28 cm and 32 cm

A Turbo shell and a magnifying glass with a light, on a turned and lacquered wood base. H 6 cm and H 19 cm for the lens

A brick-red gorgonia on a turned and lacquered wood base

H. 70 Cm

Two flame-shaped Gorgoniae on turned, carved and gilt wood bases

H. 90 Cm

Two sea urchins and a melo shell on turned and lacquered wood bases. H 12 cm, 27 cm and 29 cm

Two flat sea urchins and a gorgonia on turned and lacquered wood bases. H 28 cm and 31 cm

Starfish on gilt wood bases. H 30 cm and 15 cm

Sea urchins on turned, carved, lacquered and gilt wood bases

H. 19 Cm

Two Eschinus esculentus on turned, carved and gilt bases

W. 21 - H. 23 Cm

Two spheres covered in fragments of Tubipora Musica on green turned and lacquered bases and a bivalve shell on a turned and lacquered base. H 13 cm and 26 cm

Two spheres covered in sea urchin spines on turned and gilt wood bases. A gorgonia on a turned and lacquered wood base. H 16 cm and H 36 cm

Two shells and a sponge on turned and lacquered wood bases, the shells H 24 cm, the sponge H 38 cm

Assorted shells and red coral within a glass case

W. 20 - D. 13 - H. 23 Cm

Carpilius maculatus, spotted reef crab on a light blue lacquered wood base.

W. 45 - D. 17 - H. 17 Cm

A spotted reef crab on a wooden base.

W. 32 - D. 18 - H. 9 Cm

Scarab beetle, slipper lobster, cicadas within glass and wood displays. 15x7x26cm and 28x11x36cm

Dasyatis pastinaca is an ovoviviparous species that inhabits light and sandy bottoms. Taxidermy with glass eyes, a turned, carved, and ebonised wood base and an adjustable bronze junction.

W. 60 - D. 40 - H. 40 Cm

A Marlin fish jaw trophy.

W. 36 - D. 78 - H. 83 Cm

A porcupinefish and a blowfish with glass eyes on wooden bases. H 20 cm and 30 cm

Marine fish from the Bramidae family. Taxidermy with glass eyes on a turned and ebonised wooden base with an adjustable bronze junction.

W. 66 - H. 30 Cm

Afamily of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. Taxidermy with glass eyes on a demountable base with and adjustable bronze junction.

W. 66 - D. 38 - H. 50 Cm

The jawbone of a Carcharhinus Obscurus shark (dusky shark), on a turned and lacquered wood base

H. 51 Cm

Scorpionfish, gorgoniae, seashells within a glass case.

H. 23 Cm

Rostrums of Xiphias gladius, marine bony fish, only species in the Xiphiidae family, known as swordfish, with bronze parts

W. 90 Cm

Italian ceramics on a wooden base.

W. 35 - D. 10 - H. 75 Cm

Brill or "Scophthalmus Rhombus" is a fish that can be found from Morocco to Iceland. The structure is in solid mango wood with carved beads.

W. 52,5 - D. 52,5 - H. 9 Cm

Urania Ripheus butterflies and Malaysian beetles in metallic colours. The composition has a domed glass and a mango wood beaded frame.

Two cased dioramas on turned and lacquered wood bases with flowers and butterflies

H. 40 Cm

H. 23 Cm

Known as the Madagascar Rainbow Locust, with its yellow colour with blue stripes and red spines on its thorax, is a poisonous insect.

W. 24 - D. 10 - H. 40,5 Cm

Made from the elytra of iridescent jewel beetles known as Sternocera aequisignata, from the Buprestid family.

W. 16 - D. 16 - H. 47,3 Cm

An asymmetrical pair. The structure is in solid mango wood.