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LOT 3130
Polished Fossilised Wood Trinket Dish
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (580 grams, 14.5 cm).
Narrow section of an agatised wood, the upper face highly polished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3130
Polished Fossilised Wood Trinket Dish
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in a composite matrix. 1.62 kg, 21 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and coin-shaped beads interspersed with granulated metal collars, restrung. 37.42 grams, 48 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Polished Baltic Amber with an Insect
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with an insect inclusion. 3.07 grams, 31 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
