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LOT 2458
Natural History - Vintage Brain Coral Display Specimen
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (1.9 kg, 23.5 cm).
Comprising a coral skeletal column showing the natural details, cut square at base for display. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an older UK collection.
Acquired London, UK, circa 1995.
Ex property of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice Pair
Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Both polished to both sides. 610 grams total, 9.8-10.7 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Chinese Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £52
An amorphous fragment of nickel iron meteorite (1AB), cleaned. 3.25 grams, 23 mm
Found Nantan, Nandan County, Guangzi Region, China. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. In 2000, pieces of the Nantan meteorite were incorporated into an art installation for The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. Today, a plaque commemorates the occasion. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 59 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
