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LOT 2179
Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (348 grams, 13.4 cm).
A cut and polished section of fossilised tree with some fine detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including spiral and spiky specimens. 1.07 kg total, 2.2-13 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 261 grams, 84 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Natural History - Fossil Permian Ferns on Matrix
Permian Period, 298-252 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
An irregular matrix with a clear partial fossil fern frond. 538 grams, 20.5 cm
From Saxony, Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
