Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Leptoceratops Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 68-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leptoceratops gracilis tooth with dark brown patina, supplied in a display case with an information ticket. 34 grams total including case, tooth: 13 mm
From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector. -
Amber Bead Necklace
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of polished amber beads with a screw clasp. 39.3 grams, 60 cm
Acquired at an auction in the UK. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Triceratops Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 66 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Triceratops horridus tooth; held in a display case and accompanied by an identification card. 45.9 grams total including case, tooth: 17 mm
From the Hell Creek Formation, USA. From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.
Famously, this dinosaur's head was ornamented with a large frill studded with bony spikes and three horns. A herbivore which could grow to 30 feet (c.9 meters) long and weigh between 6 and 8 tons as an adult. Triceratops was the last non-avian dinosaur to evolve prior to the extinction event of 66 million years ago. -
Magenta 'Smiling Cyclops' Agate Slice
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Polished and dyed slice with fanciful facial detailing, viewable from both sides. 65 grams, 97 mm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Agate Mineral Specimen Group
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three large geode sections, each with a cut base and polished face revealing the crystal-lined internal structure, two dyed blue and one in vibrant magenta colour. 6.74 kg total, 13.5-19 cm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Otodus Extinct Shark Fossil Tooth Display
Eocene Epoch, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Otodus obliquus tooth set on a tongue-shaped matrix. 815 grams, 11 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Crinoid Plate
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scyphocrinites elegans sea lily on a tongue-shaped matrix showing very good detail. 985 grams, 22 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Harpoceras Fossil Ammonite on Stand
Lower Jurassic, circa 170-160 million years B.P.Estimate: £25 - 35 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Harpoceras sp. showing characteristic projected ribs with slightly overlapping coils; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 795 grams total, 18.8 cm high including stand
From Somerset, UK. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Fossil Ammonite Pendant Necklace
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The ammonite in a metal setting with a loop and suspended from a cord necklace. 7.6 grams, pendant: 23 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Conical tooth with root, supplied in a glazed display box; repaired. 32.8 grams, 92 mm
From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long. -
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with a small fly inclusion. 1.38 grams, 23 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
