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LOT 2340
Natural History - Fossil Phacops Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 444-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 7/8 in. (392 grams, 97 mm).
The aquatic arthropod with its back arched, resting on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising two joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to modern Platanaceae family. 745 grams, 19.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Wolf Skull in Matrix
Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene Period, circa 5.3 million-60,000 years B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
The majority of Canis teilhardi skull in matrix with some other bone fragments. 1.28 kg, 19 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung with tubular, oblate, ribbed and other beads. 27.5 grams, 38 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.