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LOT 2271
Natural History - Polynesian Lamarck Shell Collection
5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (98 grams total, 16-34 mm).
Comprising twenty-nine Cypraea obvelata specimens. [29, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North London, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Spinosaurs maroccanus teeth. 41 grams total, 37-56 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising tubular, fusiform and other beads; the centrepiece an elbow-shaped bead with ring-and-dot ornament. 35 grams, 45 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
An assemblage comprising a number of polished Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 750 grams, 24.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
