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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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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Lidded Trinket Box
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The triangular box and lid carved from fossiliferous stone containing Orthoceras sp. and Goniatite sp. fossils; the lid set with a large goniatite fossil. 470 grams, 12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. 259 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Allende CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite
Found circa 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
In cuboid capsule, with signed descriptor card attached. 0.22 grams, 10 mm
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