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LOT 2561
Fossil Ophiodienovum Fossil Snake Egg
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 in. (79 grams, 58 mm).
An ovoid Ophidia egg on an irregular matrix.
ProvenanceFrom France.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Ivory Onyx Lamp
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a tall, rectangular body formed of translucent cut slabs of milky stone with contrasting banding; accompanied by a separate light fitting on a stone base with US plug (not tested). 13.05 total, 60 cm
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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