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LOT 2215
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (1.95 kg total, 12.2 cm high).
Each polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Orthoceras sp. and other fossil specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Leaf Group
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Two matrices containing fossil leaves of the Salix sp. and a Betula sp. (birch) together with other partials. 137 grams total, 7.3-13 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), Uintah County, Utah, USA. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Cut and Polished Chiastolite Mineral Specimen Group [7]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising seven specimens with black inclusions of graphite; in labelled specimen trays. 140 grams total, 21-31 mm
From China. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - A Collection of Natural History Items
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including the skull and mandible of a primate, a scorpion in perspex matrix and various shells. 245 grams total, 3.5-11.7 cm
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.