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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)
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Polished Amber with Midges
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Orange translucent amber with a pair of Diptera inclusions. 3.5 grams , 37 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
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Group of Four [4] Cut and Polished Fossilised Wood Slices
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four thick slices, each showing agatized patterns and one with a small crystal-lined cavity. 253 grams total, 9-12.1 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Post Medieval Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of spherical, melon, and other beads, central feature a facetted biconical bead; restrung. 30 grams, 36.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
