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LOT 3031
Large Ivory Onyx Lamp
23 5/8 in. (12.8 kg total, 60 cm).
Comprising a tall, rectangular body formed of translucent cut slabs of milky stone with contrasting banding; accompanied by a separate light fitting on a stone base with US plug (not tested).
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 3031
Large Ivory Onyx Lamp
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£444 (EUR 516; USD 600) +BP*
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Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Column
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 975 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Plaque
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A textured matrix set with Orthoceras specimens. 1.49 kg, 27 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large curving tooth of Mosasaur prognathodon with some root; repaired. 160 grams, 12.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
