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LOT 2331
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
4 3/4 in. (24.7 grams, 12 cm).
Comprising a section of freeform copal with two clear ant inclusions and other smaller inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
