Ypelaar slides in decorative case from Spa Belgium
$80.96
$133.59
Very unusual collection of bone slides and Ypelaar bone cells of minerals and shells from area of Spa in Belgium, circa 1780s’.A charming collection of 78 Ypelaar-type bone cells dry mounted of mainly minerals and shells with also plants and insects (of which 5 are broken and 28 are now empty).The collection includes also 10 bone slides of which the specimens are numbered from 1 to 40 (two case empty), and in a drawer some empty slides for futur preparations.The slides are preserved in a charming original box fully covered with a painting decoration given the geographical provenance of the present set : the city of Spa in the Prince-Bishom of Liëge (now in the present Belgium), a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries.Measurements box 16 x 11,5 x 7,5 cm.
