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LOT 2392
Natural History - Prehistoric Skull Replica
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (1.54 kg, 20.2 cm).
With rounded brain-pan, articulating mandible; perhaps Homo habilis. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including a number of small spiral gastropod shells. 747 grams total, 1.2-11.1 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Collection
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four Dactylioceras commune sp. specimens in matrices. 467 grams total, 50-68 mm
Found Whitby, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Blue Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The nodule split in half to expose the cavity filled with enhanced blue crystals. 142 grams total, 47-53 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.