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LOT 2473
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (34.6 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 2473
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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