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LOT 2466
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (18 grams, 10.5 cm).
Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Two Glass Display Bases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Formed of thick glass with rounded corners, one labelled as 'Sample 1', the other as 'Sample 2'. 3.36 kg total, 14.8 cm each
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Crab on Matrix
Eocene-Miocene Period, 58-5.3 million years B.P.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The remains of a fossil crab set in a sedimentary matrix. 1.47 kg, 13.5 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - A Collection of Natural History Items
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including the skull and mandible of a primate, a scorpion in perspex matrix and various shells. 245 grams total, 3.5-11.7 cm
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.
