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LOT 3041
Fossil Goniatite Polished Round Dish
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (1.15 kg, 22.5 cm wide).
Large shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone and set with a Goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3041
Fossil Goniatite Polished Round Dish
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 133 grams total, 38-90 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Claudiosaurus Fossil Marine Reptile Skeleton in Matrix
Late Permian Period, circa 260 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Gebel Kamil Meteorite Specimen
Found 2009 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A nickel-rich iron ataxite meteorite specimen, supplied in a display box with an information label. 50 grams total including case, 17 mm
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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