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LOT 3268
Polished Copal with Spiders and Other Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (19.95 grams, 80 mm).
Translucent pale yellow copal with two spider inclusions, an ant and several other insects. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3268
Polished Copal with Spiders and Other Insects
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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