Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

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Lot 272: Adolphe Millot? Linen-Backed Entomological Wall Chart for Larousse, Paris

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £40

Buyer's Premium: 18%

A large-scale natural history wall chart titled INSECTES, featuring forty-nine numbered illustrations of various insect species. The scientific subjects include Coleoptera, Mantodea, and Orthoptera, rendered in a detailed botanical style with a naturalistic colour palette. The chart is printed on a textured, linen-backed substrate and is mounted between two square-profile wooden hanging rods with a natural fibre twine loop. The lower-left corner of the illustrated area bears the printed signature A Millot. Centred at the base is a detailed legend providing the Latin nomenclature for each numbered specimen. Further printed inscriptions at the lower right read Vignerot, Demoulin, Sc. and Imprimerie Larousse, Paris. The chart is designed to be rolled for storage.