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LOT 2788
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Set
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (1.34 kg total, 11.6 cm wide).
Comprising six circular coasters and a stand carved from fossiliferous stone containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Bookends
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising two quadrilateral bookend carved from fossiliferous stone, each set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen on a textured background. 3.47 kg total, 16 cm each
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli mined and polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Sandstone Gogotte Formation Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A greyish sandstone slab with cascading layers of softly folded concretions. 8.85 kg, 40 cm
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 AD). In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others.
