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LOT 2185
Natural History - Heart-Shaped Polished Fossil Coral Head
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (122 grams, 71 mm).
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2185
Natural History - Heart-Shaped Polished Fossil Coral Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - British Wild Boar and Other Fossil Bone Group
Late Pleistocene Period, 1.5 million-7,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Including wild boar, deer, and others, comprising: neck vertebrae, collar bone, ball-shaped finial of the bone, etc. 1.54 kg total, 6.2-23 cm
Found Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars on Matrix
Middle Ordovician Period, circa 450 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on an irregular matrix. 898 grams, 17 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.66 grams, 11 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Steve Arnold.
