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LOT 2512
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (912 grams, 15 x 9.6 cm).
A rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone showing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2512
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Trinket Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic Boxed Diallage Pyroxenite and Phonolite Trachyte Mineral Samples From Ardnamurchan and Traprain Law, Haddington [2]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Both examples in cardboard trays and accompanied by old collection labels identifying them to be collection nos.75 and 35. 1.27 kg total, 10-10.7 cm
From Scotland. Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). Accompanied two old Gregory, Bottley & Co., Geologists tickets. -
Natural History - Historic Fossil Fern Leaves in Matrix
Carboniferous Period, 358-298 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An amorphous matrix containing several Alethopteris sp. specimens. 656 grams, 26 mm
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 identification card. -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of biconical beads; restrung. 6.4 grams, 42 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
