A BASILISK TOGETHER WITH A TWO HEADED TEDDY FROM THE VIKTOR WYND BOOK

together with a copy of the book and certificate of authenticity,

the basilisk 53cm long (3)

Please note this lot is subject to VAT on the hammer price at 20%.

Provenance: Viktor Wynd’s Museum, London.

The basilisk is also known as a Jenny Haniver, which is the carcass of a ray or a skate that has been modified by hand then dried, resulting in a mummified specimen intended to resemble a fanciful fictional creature, such as a demon or dragon.

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Pre-Enlightenment Wunderkabinett or Cabinet of Curiosities. It is the creation of artist and writer Viktor Wynd, who has just opened a Falmouth branch of his museum inside the National Maritime Museum. His most recent book 'The UnNatural History Museum' was published by Prestel in 2020.