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LOT 1783
Natural History - Large Orange Calcite Specimens
2 3/8 - 4 5/8 in. (3.11 kg total, 6-11.8 cm).
A group of eight large orange calcite specimens of various shades and sizes. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Very Large Multi Fish Fossil Plate
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A very large fossil fish mortality plate displaying at least thirteen complete fish of various sizes. 16.4 kg, 99 cm wide
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mastodon Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A Mastodon fossil tusk carving depicting a stylised face. 44 grams, 93 mm
From Island of Java. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Orthoceras Fossil Book End Pair
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A pair of polished fossil book ends, each trapezoidal and displaying a raised Orthoceras sp. fossil. 2 kg total, 12 cm high each
From Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
