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LOT 2735
Insect Legs in Polished Amber
PLIOCENE EPOCH, 5.33-2.58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (1.06 grams, 21 mm).
An oval piece containing long spindly legs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Extinct Shark's Tooth Collection
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a Megalodon tooth in matrix, Carcharocles megalodon with good enamel and serrations from Aurora, North Carolina, USA; Isurus hastalis from Tremblor Formation, Sharktooth Hill, Kern County, California, USA; specimens 135 and 137 from Striatolamia sp. from the Pungo River Formation, Aurora, North Carolina, USA; specimen 127: Otodus obliquus from Khourigha, Morocco, North Africa. 164 grams total, 47-97 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. -
Polished Fossil Brachiopod
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A large specimen of possibly Brachiopoda articulata. 653 grams, 86 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquire Sheringham, UK, in 1999. 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. -
Stilbite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An aggregate of sheaf-like crystals. 24.9 grams, 50 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
