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Auction Highlights:
.jpg "Greek Marble Head of Dionysus")
.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Domed with highly-polished surfaces displaying the internal structures of the coral. 336 grams, 93 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The Knightia alta on a round matrix, showing good detail. 83 grams, 12.3 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "Natural History - Giant British Fossil Belemnite Collection")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising five bullet-shaped rostra of Belemnite cylindroteuthis. 495 grams total, 13.5-18 cm
Found near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Stone Treasures, Midlands, UK, 2017.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Found near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Stone Treasures, Midlands, UK, 2017.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth with good enamel, embedded in a matrix. 151 grams, 97 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Comprising lavender-coloured prismatic crystals on a freestanding cut matrix. 283 grams, 72 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
On a rectangular sandstone matrix. 328 grams, 12.2 cm
From Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB). 31.4 grams, 27 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990 it became protected by law.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990 it became protected by law.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Polished to an irregular shaped with two domed faces, showing the internal structure of a coral head. 371 grams, 10.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 268 grams, 13.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a section of nickel-iron meteorite (IAB) set with a suspension loop and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. 26 grams total, meteorite: 36 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990 it became protected by law.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990 it became protected by law.
NATURAL HISTORY - FOSSIL ELRATHIA TRILOBITE CLUSTER
CAMBRIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 538-485 MILLION YEARS B.P.
CAMBRIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 538-485 MILLION YEARS B.P.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An irregular matrix showing multiple Elrathia sp. specimens with a sub-ovate carapaces. 106 grams, 94 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
.jpg "Natural History - British Deer Fossil Antler Section Group")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
From red deer Cervus elaphus, comprising five specimens. 2.51 kg total, 33-36 cm
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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1981 - 1992 of 2809 LOTS
1981 - 1992 of 2809 LOTS
