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LOT 2786
Large Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (812 grams, 10.4 cm).
Displaying well-defined ribs to the carapace, and good detail to the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Hunstanton, Indiana, 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.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Set
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From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Sandstone Gogotte Formation Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A greyish sandstone slab with cascading layers of softly folded concretions. 8.85 kg, 40 cm
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 AD). In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others. -
Meteoritic Tektite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A tongue-shaped specimen with dimpled surface. 8.44 grams, 44 mm
From Indo-China. Acquired from Friars Square market, Aylesbury, UK, October 2012. 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.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
