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LOT 2715
Fly and Other Inclusions in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 in. (1.21 grams, 16 mm).
Polished translucent pebble with a fly and two other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Enormous Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Skull
Cretaceous Period, 67-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
An exceptionally large and spectacular fossil Mosasaurus anceps partial skull on matrix showing both sides of both upper and lower jaws, with dentition; the main skull compressed during fossilisation and thus fragmented but well preserved; the matrix set into a plaster surround. 164 kg, 140 x 100 cm
Fine condition.
From the phosphate beds, Oved Zem, Morocco. From an East Anglian, UK, collection. Property of a Hounslow, S.W. London, gentleman collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12901-240277.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a graduated series of restrung coin-shaped discoid beads with modern hook-and-loop fastener. 101 grams, 44.5 cm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A restrung necklace composed of irregular unpolished beads, hook clasp. 55 grams, 48.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
