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LOT 3195
Pyrite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
8 5/8 in. (5 kg, 22 cm).
Irregular block of pyrite with characteristic striations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3195
Pyrite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Goniatite Polished Rectangular Trinket Box
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras fossils, a goniatite set on the lid. 664 grams, 12.8 x 8 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Trinket Dish
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone with a raised Orthoceras sp. specimen. 485 grams, 14 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 505 grams total, 5.7-11 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. 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.
