Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra nigra) intra-specific form nominal nigra (CE): nat…

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Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra nigra) intra-specific form nominal nigra (CE): naturalized specimen on wooden base with plaque stating "Eurasian Black Scoter Melanitta nigra nigra". Naturalized before 1980 Geographical distribution: Eurasia As is Species not listed in the Washington Convention (CITES), European Community Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 and prior to the French Environment Code. Expert: Michael Combrexelle

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Italian coins PALERMO Ferdinand III (1759-1825) Double ounce 1814 - Serio 368; MIR 646 AU RRR This extremely rare nominal, perhaps the most representative of Sicilian coinage, is the only gold form of all Sicilian coinage produced during the reign of Ferdinand III. In slab NGC MS 63 cod. 2143730-002 - MS 63

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South Italian Black-Glazed Ribbed Mug. 5th-4th century B.C. Tubular with flared foot and raised rim to underside, horizontal ribbing to the sidewall, small loop handle. Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 2000,1030.1. 13.2 grams, 85 mm (3 1/4 in.). Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12215-222327. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)

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