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LOT 2679
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Cluster Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (1.25 kg, 22.5 cm).
With bullet-shaped Orthoceras specimens on a textured background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2679
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Cluster Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Large Historic 'Brazil' Smokey Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Displaying grey and light browns, and brownish white colours, collection number 387. 3.2 kg, 28.5 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Madagascan Fossil Lump Wood
Late Triassic Period, circa 25 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A cut freestanding section of wood, polished to show the attractive banding. 604 grams, 11.2 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Group of Polished Copal with Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising four pieces, each with a number of insect inclusions. 12 grams total, 28-61 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.