Cabinet of Curiosities

 

This sale caters to the curious.

A private Scottish Highlands collection of natural history headlines August's inaugural auction with plenty of head-turning lots. Rare meteorites and ancient fossils bookend spectacular mineral specimens alongside an impressive library featuring beautifully detailed botanical treatises from the 18th and 19th centuries with works rarely seen for sale among them.

A strong selection of taxidermy also features alongside a wide range of curated curios.

Further entries relating to natural history, taxidermy, ornithology, wildlife art, natural history, apothecary, anatomology, erotica, religion, witchcraft and the occult and crime and punishment are invited.

 

 

 

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