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LOT 3167
Carved and Polished Nephrite Jade Galloping Horse Statue
4 1/8 in. (72 grams, 10.5 cm).
Modelled in the round in a galloping stance with its mane and tail flowing in the wind, dyed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed between 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.
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LOT 3167
Carved and Polished Nephrite Jade Galloping Horse Statue
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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North American Diplomystus Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular matrix with a good-sized Diplomystus specimen; some restoration. 336 grams, 18.3 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah), in the Green River Formation, are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Uinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary period. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Large Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A 5 1/2 inch Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished light brown tooth enamel. 234 grams, 14 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on the structuring of marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String with Axe-Shaped Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular, polygonal and coin-shaped beads with a large pendant, restrung. 61.6 grams, 36 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
