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LOT 2511
Polished Baltic Amber with Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (2.22 grams, 26 mm).
An irregular piece with inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Mixed Fossil and Mineral Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising various fossil fragments, flint nodules, and other items. 3 kg total, 2.1-10.6 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Fossil Sawfish Rostral Spine Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three Onchopristus numidus sawfish rostral teeth. 29 grams total, 48 - 59 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Mamite Ammonite on Stand
Cretaceous Period, circa 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The horned ammonite with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell, set on a domed stone stand. 937 grams total, 130 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
