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LOT 2555
Insects in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (7.3 grams, 40 mm).
A polished irregular piece of amber with insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Polished Baltic Amber with Insect
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A polished cabochon with a central insect inclusion, inked collector's note to one end '132'; mounted on cardboard backing. 0.87 grams total, amber: 13 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Section
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large section of Mammuthus primigenius bone. 1.49 kg, 18 cm
From the North Sea. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Pink Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The nodule split in half to expose the crystal filled cavity with dyed pink crystals. 127 grams total, 53 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.