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LOT 2563
Natural History - Victorian Glass Dome with South American Exotic Birds
19TH CENTURY A.D.
18 in. (2.1 kg, 45.5 cm).
A selection of taxidermy birds including manakin, bay-headed tanager, hummingbird, oriel, and others; most seated on a branch in a dynamic pose. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Hertfordshire lady since before 1974; thence by descent.
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LOT 2563
Natural History - Victorian Glass Dome with South American Exotic Birds
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Natural History - Large Fossil Ammonite
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Hildoceras sp. in an irregular matrix nodule. 1.34 kg total, 10.5-11.5 cm
From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Epidote Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying a bed of prismatic green crystals, collection number 604; acquired from Harrods, London, in 1986. 30 grams, 70 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card and an old Harrods invoice. -
Natural History - Historic 'Australia' Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Chocolate-brown matrix with vibrant opal inclusions, collection number 411. 47.4 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.