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LOT 2382
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen Collection
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 3 1/4 in. (126 grams total, 47-83 mm).
Comprising four polished specimens. [4, 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 2382
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen Collection
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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Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composite plate with cut ammonite slices set in resin. 163 grams, 11.9 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Tree Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Agatized slice showing attractive patterns, polished on both sides. 437 grams, 15.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. 360 grams total, 60-91 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.
