Loading, please wait...
LOT 2509
Natural History - Fossil Hexagonaria Coral
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 350 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 7/8 in. (237 grams, 97 mm).
Comprising a polished section displaying the structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
.jpg)
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 94 grams, 68 cm long
Ex private collection of a Shropshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising seven specimens containing insects together with other inclusions. 2.57 grams total, 9-19 mm
Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £69
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 3-41 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
