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LOT 3014
Massive Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite on Stand
LOWER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
19 1/4 in. (22.5 kg total, 49 cm high including stand).
An exceptionally large, naturally iridescent polished Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite with a smaller (49mm) similar adhering to one face.
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3014
Massive Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite on Stand
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
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Fossil Woolly Rhino Bone Specimen
Devensian, circa 20,000 B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large section of a pelvic bone of a Coelodonta antiquitatis. 1.88 kg, 39 cm
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.
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Monumental Geode Section with Druzy Quartz Stalagmites
Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
A rounded geode section with towering stalagmites with druzy grey quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 68.4 kg total, 100 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
