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LOT 2550
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 5/8 in. (300 grams total, 49-67 mm).
Comprising two polished fossiliferous eggs, each showing a partial Orthoceras specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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LOT 2550
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Egg Pair
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mixed Fossil, Crystal and Mineral Collection
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: hematite, kyanite, agate, fossilised wood, a geode section, calcite, fossilised vertebra, and others. 3.1 kg total including tray, 4.4-15 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Ammonoid Group
Triassic-Jurassic Period, circa 251-174 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £8
Comprising: a polished Goniatite from East Timor, Indonesia; a Perisphinctes ammonite. 502 grams total, 79-93 mm
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. -
Large Group of Forty-Two [42] Cleaved Optical Calcite Specimens
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising forty-two calcite rhombs displaying characteristic double refraction. 1.54 kg total, 24-42 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.