Loading, please wait...
LOT 2442
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (2.9 grams, 26 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Natural History - Cut Fossil Ammonite Halves
Middle Cretaceous Period, 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers of Cleoniceras sp. ammonite with some iridescence; chip to edge of one half. 155 grams total, 88-89 mm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Freestanding, comprising a pair of goniatites and a single specimen of Orthoceras; each specimen polished to reveal the internal structure. 973 grams, 15.6 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
Eocene Period, 55-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. 13.8 grams, 40 mm
From the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
