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LOT 2358
Natural History - Sanibel Island, USA, Seashell Collection
1/4 - 6 3/8 in. (625 grams total, 0.8-16.2 cm).
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types. [162, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2358
Natural History - Sanibel Island, USA, Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished to reveal the internal suture chambers. 477 grams, 14.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 166 grams, 60 cm long
Ex London collection, 2000s. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Specimen on Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying attractive prismatic deep-purple crystals on a rounded matrix; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 802 grams, 11.7 cm (1.48 kg total, 21 cm including stand)
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.