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LOT 3250
Fossil, Mineral and Bone Artefact Collection
3/4 - 8 1/4 in. (600 grams total, 1.9-21 cm).
Mixed group of items, comprising an antler section, fossilised 'sand dollars', a tusk, and others. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 3250
Fossil, Mineral and Bone Artefact Collection
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String with Axe-Shaped Pendant
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular, polygonal and coin-shaped beads with a large pendant, restrung. 61.6 grams, 36 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary jaw section set with five teeth, repaired. 165 grams, 16.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated 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. -
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with a fly inclusion. 1.75 grams, 31 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
