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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 - British Bison Fossil Leg Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.58 million-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising five leg bones, four with inked date. 2.05 kg total, 19-25.5 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Pennsylvania Fern on Matrix
Carboniferous Period, circa 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. 160 grams total, 7.5-10.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.