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LOT 2157
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (263 grams total, 73 x 41 mm each).
Comprising three resin blocks with: a giant wasp, a cicada, and another insect. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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LOT 2157
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Back Tooth
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With two bifurcated roots and enamel grinding surface. 176 grams, 99 mm
From Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector. -
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Natural History - British Deer Fossil Antler Section Group
Late Pleistocene Period, 1.5 million-7,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
From red deer Cervus elaphus, comprising five specimens. 2.51 kg total, 33-36 cm
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Huge Sliced Section of Fossilised 'Rainbow' Wood
235 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Petrified tree section of 40-46mm thickness with finely polished finish to upper and lower faces and set into resin; edges slightly chamfered. 26.2 kg, 68 cm
From the private collection of Mr J.G., UK, a company executive.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum is often referred to as "rainbow wood" due to the variety of subtle, warm colours it exhibits, mainly in the red-orange range from hematite and limonite inclusions within the silica.
