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LOT 1849
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (3.26 grams, 41 mm).
A polished specimen of amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Ex property of an Essex gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Amber with Cadis Fly Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A polished specimen of amber displaying a fly inclusion. 3.24 grams, 51 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. From an Essex, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3218. -
Natural History - Large Meteoritic Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A group of ten large tektite meteoric glass, melted terrestrial rock splashed from an impact crater, most roughly ovoid in shape. 850 grams total, 41-52 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A large Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with remains of enamelling. 162 grams, 96 mm
Acquired at Birmingham Coin Fair. Property of an Essex gentleman.
