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LOT 3170
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Set of Coasters
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (692 grams total, 90 mm wide).
Comprising a set of six round coasters and a holder, carved from fossiliferous stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3170
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Set of Coasters
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 133 grams total, 38-90 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. 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. -
Gebel Kamil Meteorite Specimen
Found 2009 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A nickel-rich iron ataxite meteorite specimen, supplied in a display box with an information label. 50 grams total including case, 17 mm
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
The Gebel Kamil meteorite fell in southwestern Egypt around 5000 years ago, creating the 45-meter-wide Kamil Crater. -
Cambropallas Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large specimen on a textured matrix. 1.74 kg, 22.1 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
