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LOT 2660
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonoid Lidded Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (327 grams, 68 mm wide).
A cylindrical box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
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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English Natural Gold Nugget from Grimsby
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Irregular naturally-occurring nugget with pitted surface; in a display container. 5.34 grams, 19 mm
Found Grimsby, UK. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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50 Fuchsite Mica Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+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 Hadrosaur Dinosaur Nest Egg Pair
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A pair of Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur eggs on a matrix retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 10.35 kg, 32.5 cm wide
Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s. From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs.
