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LOT 1882
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 1/8 in. (4 kg, 36 cm high).
Comprising seven Orthoceras fossils, polished to reveal their chambered structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Historic Magnetite Crystal Formation
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Comprising a cluster of prismatic crystals. 103 grams, 67 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 216 grams, 64 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four Goniatite sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 2.36 kg, 20 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
