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LOT 2233
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (259 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each).
Comprising three labelled resin display blocks with a field grasshopper from Australia, a blue weevil from New Guinea, and a golden stag beetle from Papua New Guinea. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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