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LOT 1870
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 3 3/8 in. (190 grams, 80-87 mm).
Comprising three round matrices, each with a single Knightia alta fossil fish specimen. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two polished, dome-shaped masses, each with a central Goniatite sp. specimen and other fossils. 818 grams total, 11.5 cm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three polished specimens. 291 grams total, 69-74 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Pink Realgar Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The fine granular crystals on a matrix. 137 grams, 67 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.