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LOT 2303
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (12.3 grams total, 75-79 mm).
Comprising two large fragments of hollow wading bird bones. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, USA.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Shell and Fossil Group
Upper Devonian Period, circa 419-358 million years B.P.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including a Phacops rana trilobite and other types. 890 grams total, 5.1-18 cm
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. -
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Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising a quantity of clear and opaque specimens, some with multiple points. 1.15 kg total, 29-45 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished on one side to show the dark brown banding with a central 'lava-like' dark red banding radiating from a small quartz filed cavity. 753 grams, 20 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
