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LOT 1739
Natural History - Selenite 'Desert Rose' Cluster
5 1/2 in. (586 grams, 14 cm).
A cluster of large selenite 'desert rose' specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Halves
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A pair of cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite halves, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers; some iridescence; chip to edge of one half. 565 grams total, 13.6 cm each
From Madagascar. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
A group of three oval sedimentary matrices, each displaying one or two fossil Knightia sp. fish. 133 grams total, 73-82 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Baltic Amber with Large Diptera Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £121
A good sized polished block of Baltic amber with multiple inclusions including a large Diptera insect. 7.56 grams, 63 mm
Fine condition.
From the Baltic Sea coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with provenance.