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Polished Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A large polished Goniatite sp. specimen showing the internal gas chambers. 809 grams, 16 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Heart-Shaped Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. 99 grams, 67 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Pycnodont Partial Fish Palate
Middle Jurassic Period, circa 175-160 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
In matrix with rows of molar teeth in situ. 7.35 grams, 31 mm
From Kingsthorpe, Gloucestershire, UK, 1960s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous typed information card. -
Fossil Snake Egg in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An ovoid Ophidia egg on an irregular matrix. 75 grams, 54 mm
From France. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two mosasaur teeth set in composite sandstone matrices. 964 grams total, 116 - 130 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Nodule
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
An opened nodule containing Dactylioceras commune sp. 132 grams, 62 mm
From Yorkshire coast. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Rainbow-coloured Carborundum Crystal Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A large cluster of silicon carbide showing beautiful iridescence. 1 kg, 16 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Carborundum rarely occurs in nature, but is commercially formed by heating carbon and silicon at very high temperatures, producing extremely strong bands of crystals. -
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Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A polished irregular piece of amber with insect and other inclusions. 7.3 grams, 40 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Section
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A large section of Mammuthus primigenius leg bone; repaired. 1.05 kg, 19 cm
From the North Sea. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth; supplied in a display frame. 28.3 grams, 60 mm (64 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Fern Leaves in Matrix
Carboniferous Period, circa 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular matrix containing a large quantity of Pecopteris sp. ferns. 324 grams, 19 cm
From Pennsylvania, USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
155 Carats of Green Andalusite Crystals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of green andalusite specimens in various sizes and shades. 31 grams total, 3-20 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
