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LOT 3196
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 in. (0.66 grams, 17 mm).
Translucent orange amber with a fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3196
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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Quartz Crystal Group
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An aggregate of translucent white quartz crystals. 3.65 kg, 19 cm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Fossil Apateon Branchiosaur Amphibian
Permian Period, circa 280 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Irregular rock fragment with fossil Branchiosaur sp. amphibian, revealed; in a glazed case with backing material and illustrated label. 403 grams total, 11.5 cm (21 cm including case)
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
Branchiosaurs were a primitive amphibian, semi aquatic and represent one of first animals to move onto the land. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragments
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 130 grams total, 20-55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
