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LOT 3032
Polished Baltic Amber with a Flying Insect and Other Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.15 grams, 23 mm).
Translucent orange amber with a large and a small flying insect, and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3032
Polished Baltic Amber with a Flying Insect and Other Inclusions
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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