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LOT 1998
Natural History - 'Whitby' Fossil Ammonites in Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (770 grams, 14.2 cm).
A group of Gagaticeras sp. fossil ammonites in an oval-shaped pebble. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lower Jurassic, Lower Lias, Yorkshire.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A group of five Baltic amber pieces, each containing flies together with other inclusions. 3.3 grams total, 11-23 mm
Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Malachite Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of ten cut malachite mineral specimens, each with two polished faces. 195 grams total, 24-46 mm
From D.R.Congo. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A polished specimen of amber with insect inclusion. 3.26 grams, 41 mm
Fine condition.
English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Ex property of an Essex gentleman.