23rd Aug, 2023 9:30

Cameras & Scientific Instruments

 
Lot 789
 

A Plaster Entomological Model of an Insect Body Part

English, c.1910, unsigned, very large semi-disecte model of a fly proboscis, detailing the Labellum, proboscis and cut above the 2nd antennal segment to give a view inside the eye and from the rear down through the anatomy of the proboscis, the model supported on 3 steel rods on a polished wooden base, base length 70cm

Provenance - Bonhams, Lot 62, SIR TERENCE CONRAN - THE CONTENTS OF BARTON COURT, 14 December 2022, London, New Bond Street

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English, c.1910, unsigned, very large semi-disecte model of a fly proboscis, detailing the Labellum, proboscis and cut above the 2nd antennal segment to give a view inside the eye and from the rear down through the anatomy of the proboscis, the model supported on 3 steel rods on a polished wooden base, base length 70cm

Provenance - Bonhams, Lot 62, SIR TERENCE CONRAN - THE CONTENTS OF BARTON COURT, 14 December 2022, London, New Bond Street

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