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LOT 3245
Large Labradorite Polished Pebble Collection
1 7/8 - 2 3/8 in. (925 grams total, 47-61 mm).
Showing mainly blue and green iridescence. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3245
Large Labradorite Polished Pebble Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Early Horse Fossil Bone Specimen
Pleistocene Period, circa 20,000 B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Long leg bone with dark brown patina. 764 grams, 33cm
From Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands. Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
Ice Age horses were smaller than their modern relatives, and were well-adapted to the harsh cold climate, resembling the modern Przewalski's horses. -
Polished Baltic Amber with an Insect
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with an insect inclusion. 0.57 grams, 23 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragments
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 130 grams total, 20-55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
