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LOT 2435
Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-443 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/8 in. (362 grams, 16 cm).
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2435
Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
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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Group of One Hundred [100] Mahogany Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising one hundred irregular specimens. 3.68 kg total, 32-52 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three insects, two smaller and one larger, with long wings. 93 grams total, 39-70 mm
From Brazil. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Lobster on Matrix
Jurrassic Period, circa 161-143 million years B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With large claws, from the Solnhofen limestone. 268 grams, 12.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.