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LOT 2279
River Kennet Fossil Tooth
3 1/4 in. (78 grams, 82 mm).
A bovine tooth with root. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound from the River Kennet in a gravel bed during the drought of 1976.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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Natural Boulder Sapphire Group
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three specimens, one with a cut face showing clearly part of the hexagonal crystal structure. 158 grams total, 30-64 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising egg-shaped specimens of fossilised coral, orange alabaster and one in white material with a hole to the base, and an agate sphere. 878 grams total, 60-65 mm
Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK. -
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Polished Large Fossil Tree Trunk Section Group [3]
Triassic Period, circa 235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three cut section with one polished face showing attractive layering, some bark details. 1.8 kg total, 14.6-17.2 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
