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Auction archive: Lot number 20

Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches

Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$276 - US$461
Price realised:
£300
ca. US$553
Auction archive: Lot number 20

Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches

Estimate
£150 - £250
ca. US$276 - US$461
Price realised:
£300
ca. US$553
Beschreibung:

Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches
Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches, one labelled Med. Blutegel Hirudo medicinalis , both in footed glass jars each -- 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) high ; and a fluid-preserved specimen of a parasistic worm embedded in a pig's skin, labelled on the back Dünnhalsige Finne geränderter Hunebandwurm and Zwischenwirt: Schwein , in a glass jar -- 10.5cm. (4 1/8in.) high (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 20
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2006
Auction house:
Christie's
12 July 2006, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches
Two fluid-preserved specimens of leeches, one labelled Med. Blutegel Hirudo medicinalis , both in footed glass jars each -- 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) high ; and a fluid-preserved specimen of a parasistic worm embedded in a pig's skin, labelled on the back Dünnhalsige Finne geränderter Hunebandwurm and Zwischenwirt: Schwein , in a glass jar -- 10.5cm. (4 1/8in.) high (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 20
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2006
Auction house:
Christie's
12 July 2006, London, South Kensington
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