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LOT 2394
Nothofagus Fossil Ferns in Matrix
LOWER EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-48 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (400 grams, 13.8 cm).
An irregular matrix with multiple Southern beech leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Redbank Plains formation, Ebbw Vale, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 2394
Nothofagus Fossil Ferns in Matrix
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Astrotheca and Neuropteris Ferns in Split Nodules
Carboniferous Period, circa 358-298 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two opened nodules showing the positive and negative of the fern fossil. 366 grams total, 10-10.7 cm
From Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
50 Fuchsite Mica Specimens
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A group of 50 green fuchsite mica specimens with pearly lustre. 1.2 kg total, 28-54 mm
Very fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Fossil Lobster and London Clay Crab Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: the body of a crab with remnants of the front claw; a large section of a fossilised lobster. 184 grams total, 5-11.3 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.