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LOT 1849
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (3.26 grams, 41 mm).
A polished specimen of amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman.
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