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LOT 2652

Natural History - Mixed Natural History Group

1 - 4 1/8 in. (388 grams total, 2.7-10.6 cm).

Comprising: two sea urchins, corals, a shark tooth, a replica trilobite and ammonite, and others. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2652

Natural History - Mixed Natural History Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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