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LOT 2229
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (747 grams total, 1.2-11.1 cm).
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including a number of small spiral gastropod shells. [129, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Group
Ordovician Period, circa 510-445 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four Flexicalymene sp. specimens. 260 grams total, 72-82 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth with good enamel, embedded in a matrix. 151 grams, 97 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Ostrich Egg Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising four glossy cream-coloured eggs with drilled holes to the base. 969 grams total, 14.5-15.5 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
