Rare zoology plaster Cassowary leg, bird from Australia and New Guinea, 19th
€280
Circa
19th century
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
A rare zoological plaster model representing, at life-size, a cassowary leg. The rest of a label, written in German, indicates that this scientific-educational model comes from Germany and can be dated to the end of the 19th century.
New Guinea, where the Cassowary is partly from, was a German protectorate until 1919.
The Cassowary is one of the largest flightless birds, cousin of the ostrich and the emu. It lives mainly in New Guinea and Australia, in tropical forests.
Made from a single piece of plaster, the model measures 40 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm.
Some accidents.
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Dealer information
Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
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