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LOT 2850
Large Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 in. (3.1 kg, 18 cm).
A section of natural fossilised tree-trunk with bark texture to the exterior surface. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co.
(1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898).
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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