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LOT 1798
Natural History - Large British Fossil Nautiloid
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
16 1/2 in. (22.2 kg, 42 cm).
The large specimen on a cut matrix with smaller ammonites and bivalves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Yorkshire coast, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cut and polished from a single fossiliferous block and each side set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 3.4 kg total, 15.3 cm high each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Asbestos Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cut section showing thin fibrous crystals; supplied in a display box. 82 grams, 62 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each filled with clusters of small amethyst crystals. 1.6 kg total, 8.5-11.7 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).