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LOT 3287
Amber Bead Necklace
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
23 5/8 in. (39.3 grams, 60 cm).
Composed of polished amber beads with a screw clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an auction in the UK.
Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3287
Amber Bead Necklace
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Keichousaurus Skeleton in Three-Dimensional Dorsal View
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £250
Showing a complete skeleton Keichousaurus hui shown from above with clearly defined spinous processes, the front legs tucked partially above the ribs, a curving neck and a long tail. 17.7 kg, 28.9 cm
From the Guizhou formation, China. Previously with Shishang Corporation, Taiwan. From a West London gentleman collector; acquired from a professional fossil company in Taiwan.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
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. 1.39 grams, 30 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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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.
