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LOT 2379
Very Large Glazed Extinct Fossil Shark's Tooth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
39 5/8 in. (12.9 kg total, 1 m wide).
A magnificent display of Otodus obliquus teeth arranged in circles with the sizes of the teeth getting larger towards the edge; set in a glazed wooden frame with fabric backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Spinosaurus Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two teeth with some tooth; repaired. 35 grams total, 66 mm each
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Polished Amber Specimen with Insects and Plant Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large polished section with numerous inclusions and small internal areas of iridescence. 138 grams, 14.6 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Sulphur Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising fifty irregular samples with dusting of bright yellow crystals. 828 grams total, 19-57 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.