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LOT 3244
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Column
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 5/8 in. (975 grams, 19.5 cm).
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3244
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Column
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Rose Quartz Mineral Display Slice
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Irregular flat slice displaying colour variations from off-white to rich amber. 2.13 kg, 27.5 cm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The spiny ammonite cut in half and having both internal faces polished. 612 grams total, 11.4 cm each
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
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.
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.
