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LOT 2232
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Lidded Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (470 grams, 12 cm).
The triangular box and lid carved from fossiliferous stone containing Orthoceras sp. and Goniatite sp. fossils; the lid set with a large goniatite fossil. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Stand on Rock
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A freestanding display set with an Orthoceras sp. and a Goniatite sp. specimens. 869 grams, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Asiatic Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An irregular meteorite of the chondrite type, not modified by melting. 77.9 grams, 43 mm
Found East Asia. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a single Knightia alta specimen. 217 grams total, 83-90 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
