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LOT 2255
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket'
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
40 1/4 in. (30.4 kg, 102 cm).
The extinct nautiloid cephalopod polished to reveal the internal gas chambers; the extremely long body set on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2255
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras 'Rocket'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With replicated dentition, small eye sockets and broad cheekbones; perhaps Australopithecus. 1.44 kg, 21.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Sand Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six extinct sand shark teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. 3.88 grams total, 20-25 mm (39 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. 410 grams total, 83-93 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
