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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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Fossil Goniatite Polished Rectangular Trinket Box
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras fossils, a goniatite set on the lid. 664 grams, 12.8 x 8 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 116 grams total, 25-63 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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. -
Prehnite Crystal Specimen Group
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Natural formations of pale green prehnite crystals on matrices. 695 grams total, 28-67 mm
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
