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LOT 3171
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (612 grams total, 11.4 cm each).
The spiny ammonite cut in half and having both internal faces polished. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3171
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
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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Botryoidal Haematite 'Kidney Stone' Mineral Display Specimen
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Spherical and bulbous irregular formation with reflective surface. 3.32 kg, 20.5 cm
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Polished Baltic Amber with Spider
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with a spider inclusion. 1.97 grams, 23 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Majungasaur Predator Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 68 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of a Majungasaur tooth mounted in a plastic container with acetate lid; explanatory label. 45 grams total including case, tooth: 19 mm
From Madagascar. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
The Majungasaur was a bi-pedal therapod predator, up to 7 meters long, weighing around 1,000 kg.
