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LOT 2330
Very Large Cut and Polished 'Septarian Egg' Nodule Half
7 3/4 in. (2.78 kg, 19.7 cm).
The attractive internal structure filled with yellow calcite, brown aragonite, and grey limestone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2330
Very Large Cut and Polished 'Septarian Egg' Nodule Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Fossil Phareodus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Epoch, circa 56-33.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
On a rectangular matrix showing the characteristic oval body and a small head. 1.03 kg, 16 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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. -
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to the modern Platanaceae family. 1.08 kg, 20.5 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four polished specimens. 126 grams total, 47-83 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.
