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LOT 2419
Polished Baltic Amber with Insect
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/2 in. (0.87 grams total, amber: 13 mm).
A polished cabochon with a central insect inclusion, inked collector's note to one end '132'; mounted on cardboard backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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