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LOT 2336
Fossilised Leaves in Matrix
PALEOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (670 grams, 13.5 cm).
Limestone matrix showing one large leaf on one side and several overlapping fragments on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2336
Fossilised Leaves in Matrix
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising three insects, two smaller and one larger, with long wings. 93 grams total, 39-70 mm
From Brazil. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Thysanopeltidae Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Thysanopeltidae scutellum on a textured matrix, showing detail of the characteristic fan-like tail shield. 386 grams, 99 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Box of Nineteen [19] Large Rose Quartz Specimens
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Boxed group of vibrant pink rose quartz specimens. 5.4 kg total, 5.7-10.9 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
