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LOT 2871
Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 in. (1.78 kg, 27 cm).
Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the North Sea bed.
Ex Gemini Trading, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an old identification tag.
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LOT 2871
Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Birdi Fish
Cretaceous Period, circa 98 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
On a rectangular matrix. 107 grams, 70 x 72 mm
From Lebanon. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Lobster on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Possibly Pseudostacus hakeliensis on a rectangular matrix. 1.3 kg, 26.7 x 18.5 cm
From Lebanon. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Poland' Halite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Consisting of a cluster of cubic and prismatic rectangular crystals, collection number 578, with an old Geologisch Centrum label. 174 grams, 11 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.