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LOT 2385
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
7/8 - 5 1/8 in. (1.07 kg total, 2.2-13 cm).
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including spiral and spiky specimens. [90, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Fossil Fern Nodule
Carboniferous Period, 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An opened nodule with a pair of fern fossils. 108 grams total, 54-58 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With a number of termite inclusions and a vertical 'tunnel'. 57.4 grams, 72 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Large Triple Agadir Fossil Ammonite Display
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising three Mellitella sp. fossil ammonites with well preserved ribs. 20.2 kg, 46.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
