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191 - BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AEPYORNIS EGG
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Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
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Description
BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AEPYORNIS EGG Whole, unhatched, shell intact. Beautiful, uniform colour. A small drainage hole on the side. Good size: height: 30 cm, width: 22.5 cm. Note The Aepyornis, also known as the Vorompatra, was a bird endemic to Madagascar of impressive size. This giant, flightless bird could reach three metres in height and weighed half a tonne. A sort of giant ostrich, it became extinct during the 17th century. No stuffed specimens exist. Provenance Private French collection. Preserved by the family to this day.
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Auction time 11/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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