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LOT 3296
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.38 grams, 23 mm).
Translucent orange amber with a small fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3296
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Tiger Iron Mineral Rock Display Slice
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Opening Bid: £5
Polished slab showing contrasting banding in various shades of brown. 875 grams, 20.5 x 15.2 cm
From Western Australia. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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Polished Amber with Insect Inclusion
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Opening Bid: £5
Transparent dark orange specimen with an insect inclusion. 2.08 grams, 22 mm
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