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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 - Polished Fossil Whitby Dac Ammonite Nodule
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A polished and opened nodule with a Dactylioceras commune sp. specimen. 223 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Sikhote Alin meteorite in a drum-shaped capsule. 13.7 grams, 18 mm
Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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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.