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LOT 2251
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (13 grams total, 77-90 mm).
Comprising two hollow wading bird bones. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, USA.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Sand Shark Teeth Group
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising over fifty teeth of various sizes and types. 47 grams total, 13-34 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section
Pleistocene Age, circa 40.000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
From Mammoth primigenius, with some attractive patterning. 93 grams, 22.5 cm
From an old Bristol collection. -
Natural History - Historic Azurite on Malachite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The specimen with dark green tabular malachite with clusters of deep-blue tabular azurite crystals. 288 grams, 10 cm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
