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LOT 2332
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 in. (3.27 grams, 29 mm).
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 2.2 grams, 39 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Large Polished Bowl with Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
The shallow bowl displaying various other inclusions, as on the polished exterior; roughly circular in form with a flat base. 1.6 kg, 26 cm wide
From Morocco, North Africa. -
Natural History - Polished Green Tourmaline Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a quantity of over approximately 500 carats of tumble-polished green tourmaline crystals. 99 grams total, 5-13 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.