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LOT 2312
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (272 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each).
Comprising three insects set in a resin block, comprising: a unicorn beetle from Australia; a flower mantis from Vietnam; a devil spider from Americas. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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LOT 2312
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Natural History - Natural Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Nodule
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising an opened nodule with a Dactylioceras commune sp. specimen. 340 grams total, 56-86 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung with tubular, oblate, ribbed and other beads. 27.5 grams, 38 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Nodule
Ordovician Period, 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
An opened nodule containing a partial Flexicalymene specimen. 180 grams total, 62-63 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
