26th Apr, 2014 10:00 GMT/BST
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £500 - £800
Tooth is discoloured and rather dirty on the surface, with drying crack on the knob. The upper section of the rhino shaft has a filled in (insect?) hole. Minor bruises and scratches. The paler coloured lower section good, but with small slice off the final 3cm of the tip. NB the rhino sections have bowed quited considerably. 040214
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Auction: Natural History & Taxidermy, 26th Apr, 2014
Natural History & Taxidermy
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