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LOT 2487
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 in. (10.1 grams, 35 mm).
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Large Blue Agate Book End Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A polished blue banded agate book end pair, showing some exposed crystals. 4.6 kg total, 13.5-14.5 cm
From a Humberside, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large British Asteroceras Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 202-201 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
An Asteroceras sp. polished fossil ammonite displayed in a free-standing matrix; from the Frodingham Ironstone Member. 3.5 kg, 22 cm wide
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
Natural History - Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of graduated polished coral or glass beads of drum type. 800 grams, 49 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.