This item was identified by Michael Burke from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
According to the Christie's Catalogue, this is:
LOT 540 - OSCILLATION OVERTHRUSTER REPLICAS
Two solid cast resin props -- 3.1/4in. -- each a replica of the "oscillation overthruster" featured in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension, these replicas are believed to have been made for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and were used as props and set dressing in a number of episodes, they were also used as set dressing in the mining control room in "Demons" in Star Trek: Enterprise and "Terra Prime" in Star Trek: Enterprise, in which Peter Weller (who played the title role of Buckarooo Banzai), appeared as a guest star
Estimate:
$400-600
Michael and several others quoted the Christie's Catalogue entry for this interesting item. Extra credit goes to Dan Berger from Libertyville, Illinois for his well-written entry that stated, "You know, Buckaroo's been looking for that going on 25 years now..."
Other guesses were Picard's artificial heart, Jem'Hadar helmet, an exocomp, and the ever-popular self-sealing stem bolt.
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