Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 2168
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (810 grams, 16 cm high).
Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2168
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
RELATED LOTS
-
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 416 grams, 14.5 cm
From El Kaid, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Kernite over Quartz Mineral Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a mass of quartz with prismatic white crystals penetrating through a carpet of small dark crystals with iron deposits. 176 grams, 78 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of biconical beads; restrung. 6 grams, 51 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
