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LOT 2424
Natural History - Fossil Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 4 3/4 in. (716 grams total, 7-12 cm).
Comprising four Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Cased Amethyst Crystal Points [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each set on foam base and displayed in a hinged case. 64 grams total, 40 x 34 x 34 mm including case each
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Book End Pair
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. 1.95 kg total, 12.2 cm high
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Polished to highlight the fly and other inclusions. 1.19 grams, 26 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.