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LOT 2325
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 - 6 7/8 in. (395 grams total, 12.1-17.5 cm).
Comprising three teardrop-shaped matrices containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Heart-Shaped Trinket Tray
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The fossiliferous matrix with convex body displaying several fossils with a raised pedestal at the top, set with a single Goniatite sp. fossil. 524 grams, 16.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Right Jaw Tooth Set
Ice Age, 50,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Group of six teeth from the jaw of a woolly rhinoceros, rare as from the same animal. 703 grams total, 5.7-11 cm
From Yakutsk, Perma Frost Region, Siberia. Acquired from an old Dutch collection. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector. -
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Lidded Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The triangular box and lid carved from fossiliferous stone containing Orthoceras sp. and Goniatite sp. fossils; the lid set with a large goniatite fossil. 470 grams, 12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
