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LOT 0436
Natural History - Large Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
39 3/4 in. (15.8 kg, 1.01 m).
The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers and set on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0436
Natural History - Large Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket' Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Natural History - Large Boxed Pyrite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large mass of small crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen box. 627 grams, 88 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth and Fish Bones on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three matrices, one with a single tooth; one with a single tooth and various fish bones; one with a number of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth and fish bones. 477 grams total, 4.6-10.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three samples, one a single octahedral crystal. 464 grams total, 39-57 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.
