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LOT 2180
Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (263 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each).
Comprising three resin blocks with: a shield bug; Manchurian scorpion from China; an emerald beetle from Japan. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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