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LOT 2447
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Display Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 in. (1.93 kg, 25.5 cm).
Freestanding display composed of five polished 'torpedos' on a textured matrix, carved from fossiliferous stone and showing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Dish
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The oval dish carved from a fossiliferous stone, the thumbpad set with a Goniatite sp. specimen. 456 grams, 17.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Snake Egg in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An ovoid Ophidia egg on an irregular matrix. 75 grams, 54 mm
From France. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural Emerald Cabochon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Oval-shaped with domed upper face; testing as emerald or chrysoprase. 0.64 grams, 9 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
