Furniture, Works of Art & Tribal Art - 8th January 2013

Lot 544

An Austrian laboratory preserved salamander specimen

Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £300

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Description

An Austrian laboratory preserved salamander specimen, in a glass jar, titled in German 'Salamandra maculosa, Feuersalamander' and 'Lehrmittel Ernst Henkel, Wien, VI., Linke Wienzeile 118, III., Kegelgasse 43', 8¾in (21.7cm) high, together with a snake embryo and part lifecycle, preserved by Henkel. (2)