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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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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung with tubular, annular, and other types. 73.9 grams, 66 cm long
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Fossil Horned Mammites
Cretaceous Period, circa 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The ammonite displaying characteristic horns to the sides, set on a freestanding matrix. 1.04 kg, 13 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
From the left side of Ursus spelaeuslower jaw, displaying a canine (repaired) and three molars. 312 grams, 20.3 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
