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LOT 2267
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (252 grams total, 76-81 mm).
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2267
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With narrow brain-pan and prominent incisor and canine teeth; perhaps Australopithecus. 1.54 kg, 20.5 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. -
Natural History - 'Star' Dust from Allende Meteorite Group
Found circa 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Dust from the sawing of the Allende meteorite. 2.07 grams total, 87 x 49 mm each including card
Found in Mexico while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Both accompanied by an authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 166 grams, 60 cm long
Ex London collection, 2000s.
