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LOT 2230
Natural History - Fossil Petraster Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (711 grams, 15.5 cm).
Showing a complete and a partial Petraster sp. specimen; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket'
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers; the extremely long body set on a textured freestanding matrix. 30.4 kg, 102 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Nodule
Ordovician Period, 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
An opened nodule containing a partial Flexicalymene specimen. 126 grams total, 50-60 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
