Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 2649
Insect Inclusions in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (8.5 grams total, 28-33 mm).
Comprising three roughly cylindrical sections of amber, each with an insect inclusion. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Tourmaline Crystal on Aquamarine Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A dark trigonal tourmaline crystal on light blue aquamarine matrix. 200 grams, 74 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fossil Presbyornis Bird Footprints
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A rectangular matrix containing two footprints, emphasised with white chalk; rare. 108 grams, 76 mm
From Locality 3, The Green River Formation, Spanish Fork Canyon, Soldier Summit, near Provo, Utah, USA. 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. -
Beetle in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a slanting pyramidal shape, containing a beetle with two small bubbles at its rear end. 4.88 grams, 35 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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.