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North American Fossil Collection
Mainly Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Group of twenty fossil teeth and other parts, each in a collector's card with window, inked catalogue number with notes relating to identification, findspot and dating; mounted in a vinyl sheet. 98 grams total, 30.5 x 22.3 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. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth & Shark Vertebrae in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8
A fossil shark vertebrae and Mosasaur tooth set into matrix. 216 grams, 95 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Private Shropshire, UK collection. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Fish Palate in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Likely from Phacodus punctatus. 37.3 grams, 71 mm
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. -
Ice Age Bison Fossil Leg Bone
Pleistocene Epoch, circa 40000-15000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Almost complete lower leg bone, some of the outer layer absent showing the internal structure. 578 grams, 28cm
Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hematite Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dark red crystals on white quartz. 105 grams, 89 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Polished Tiger's Eye Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Polished to an egg-shape and displaying chatoyancy and some blue banding. 87 grams, 46 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. 395 grams, 21 x 16 cm overall
Very fine condition.
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Beetle in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a slanting pyramidal shape, containing a beetle with two small bubbles at its rear end. 4.88 grams, 35 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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. -
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising pyrite, selenite, quartz, an elephant statue carved from brecciated jasper, quartz stalactite cluster, amazonite, green smithsonite with old label, and others. 1.27 kg total, 30-87 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of natural and cleaved crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. 127 grams, 16.5 x 12.5 cm overall
Very fine condition.
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fluorite Bowl Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A shallow footed bowl formed of translucent fluorite and displaying attractive purple banding. 32.6 grams, 52 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Garnet Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A dark red crystal on matrix exhibiting vitreous lustre. 29.5 grams, 36 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.