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LOT 2873
Large Petrified Wood Fossil Specimen
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (1.6 kg, 14cm).
A large natural limb section of petrified wood. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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