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LOT 3253
Polished Baltic Amber with Insect and Other Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.93 grams, 26 mm).
Translucent orange amber with an insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3253
Polished Baltic Amber with Insect and Other Inclusions
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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Large Labradorite Polished Pebble Collection
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing mainly blue and green iridescence. 925 grams total, 47-61 mm
From Madagascar. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 505 grams total, 5.7-11 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. 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. -
Iridescent Fossil Ammonite Collection
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three fossilised ammonites showing areas of iridescence. 265 grams total, 47-78 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
