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LOT 2278
Natural History - Fossil Fern Fragments
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 305 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 4 in. (173 grams total, 6.8-10.2 cm).
Comprising three matrix fragments with fossil ferns. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Canada.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone
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Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. 1.78 kg, 27 cm
From 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Hamatolenus Trilobite
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Quartz Crystal on Matrix Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising a large irregular matrix with calcite, clear quartz crystal clusters to one side with a large prismatic crystal to one side. 607 grams, 13 cm
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