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Carved from fossilised wood displaying inner structure. 1.47 kg total, 85 mm each



From Java, Indonesia. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Translucent orange amber with an insect inclusion. 1.16 grams, 29 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Translucent orange amber with fly inclusion, repaired. 3.56 grams, 32 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Group of five fossil bivalves excavated from matrix and polished to enhance the striation details. 800 grams total, 68-78 mm



From Sakaraha Province, Madagascar. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Carved in the round as a stylised figure with an elongated skull, horizontal contrasting banding. 181 grams, 99 mm



From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

A thick, cut and polished geode section showing attractive layering of white, grey, and brown agate; well-formed prismatic amethyst crystals above the agate layer; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.45 kg total, 62 cm including stand



From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.

Translucent pale yellow copal with two spider inclusions, an ant and several other insects. 19.95 grams, 80 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Translucent orange amber with a fly inclusion. 1.75 grams, 31 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Geode fragment with cortex and layers of internal crystals. 3.11 kg, 19.5 cm



From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

From Mosasaur prognathodon exhibiting brown patina, repaired. 60 grams total, 47-50 mm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.

Fragmentary jaw section set with five teeth, repaired. 165 grams, 16.3 cm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.

Large section of a bone showing the honeycomb-like structure keeping the bone structure light while retaining its strength. 766 grams, 11.5 cm



From South Dakota, USA. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Edomontosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs to have existed.