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LOT 2280
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Specimen
2 7/8 in. (283 grams, 72 mm).
Comprising lavender-coloured prismatic crystals on a freestanding cut matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Lidded Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The triangular box and lid carved from fossiliferous stone containing Orthoceras sp. and Goniatite sp. fossils; the lid set with a large goniatite fossil. 470 grams, 12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished to reveal the internal suture chambers. 477 grams, 14.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large Cleoniceras sp. ammonite cut into halves and polished to highlight the internal gas chambers, some iridescence to the outer surfaces. 559 grams total, 13-13.1 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.