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LOT 2381
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Jewellery Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (787 grams, 11 cm diameter).
A round lidded jewellery or trinket box, polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2381
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Jewellery Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 5.3 kg, 47 cm
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Jewellery Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A round lidded jewellery or trinket box, polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. 787 grams, 11 cm diameter
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
