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LOT 2209
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
3 5/8 in. (18 grams, 92 mm).
With several insect inclusions including ants and flying insects. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Ostrich Egg Collection
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
