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LOT 3240
Fossil Orthoceras Plaque
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 5/8 in. (2.68 kg, 32 cm).
A textured matrix set with polished Orthoceras specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3240
Fossil Orthoceras Plaque
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Polished Baltic Amber with Insect
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with an insect inclusion. 1.16 grams, 29 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Displaying dark brown enamel; repaired. 10.6 grams, 48 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long. -
Oval Fossil Goniatite Dish
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone and set with a Goniatite specimen. 780 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
