- Auction
16452
Sculpted by Nature: Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites
10 April 2018 - 17 April 2018, London
SALE TOTAL: 182,875 (GBP)
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64 Lots for Sale 16452
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Lot 1 BANDED IRON TIGER EYE SPECIMEN MT BROCKMAN STATION, AUSTRALIA 17 x 14 x 4¼in. (43 x 35.5 x 10.5cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £2,750 ($3,946) |
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Lot 2 A LARGE MEGALODON TOOTH SOUTH CAROLINA 5½in. (14cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,236 - $7,060) price realized £4,000 ($5,740) |
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Lot 3 A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE MADAGASCAR 9 x 7 x 3in. (22.5 x 17.5 x 7.5cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,000 ($1,129 - $1,412) price realized £750 ($1,076) |
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Lot 5 A GOGOTTE FORMATION FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE 17½ x 8 x 4¼in. (44.5 x 20 x 11cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,236 - $7,060) price realized £12,500 ($17,937) |
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Lot 6 A GOGOTTE FORMATION WITH NATURAL HOLE FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE 20 x 8½ x 5in. (51 x 22 x 13cm.) |
estimate £4,000 - £6,000 ($5,648 - $8,472) price realized £8,125 ($11,659) |
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Lot 7 A SPLIT AMMONITE VOLGA RIVER, RUSSIA Each half 15 x 13½ x 2in. (38 x 34 x 5cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 10 AN AGATE SPECIMEN BRAZIL 11 x 11 x 3in. (28 x 28 x 7.5cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £625 ($896) |
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Lot 11 A SPECIMEN OF AMETHYST CRYSTALS WITH CALCITE BRAZIL 6 x 8 x 6in. (15 x 20 x 15cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 12 THREE FOSSIL SCALLOPS SOUTHERN FRANCE 7 x 11 x 4in. (18 x 28 x10cm.) 7 x 8 x 1½in. (18 x 20 x 4cm.) 4½ x 8 x 6in. (11.5 x 20 x 15cm.) |
estimate £500 - £800 ($706 - $1,129) price realized £375 ($538) |
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Lot 13 A SPECIMEN OF BOTRYOIDAL ARAGONITE IGHOUD, MOROCCO 17 x 18 x 15in. (43 x 46 x 38cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,875 ($2,690) |
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Lot 18 A PLAQUE OF FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS SOUTHERN FRANCE 15 x 20 x 9½in. (38 x 51 x 24cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 19 A NANOTYRANNUS CLAW MONTANA 6 x 9 x 2in. (15 x 23 x 5cm.) |
estimate £5,000 - £8,000 ($7,060 - $11,296) price realized £9,375 ($13,453) |
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Lot 20 A MEGALODON TOOTH SOUTH CAROLINA 4¾in. (12cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £3,500 ($5,022) |
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Lot 21 A FOSSIL OREODONT SKULL SOUTH DAKOTA 8 x 8 x 4in. (20 x 20 x 10cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £2,000 ($1,412 - $2,824) price realized £1,000 ($1,435) |
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Lot 25 TWO JASPER SPECIMENS MADAGASCAR 12 x 9 x 6in. (30 x 23 x 15cm.) 11 x 10 x 5in. (28 x 25.5 x 13cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £4,750 ($6,816) |
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Lot 26 A PARTIAL SLICE OF FUKANG METEORITE DISCOVERED IN 2000, CHINA 7 x 5½ x 2¾in. (18 x 14 x 7cm.) on stand, |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 27 A 'CRAZY LACE' JASPER SPHERE MEXICO 6½in. (16.5cm.) diameter |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,129 - $1,694) price realized £750 ($1,076) |
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Lot 28 A LARGE SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE MADAGASCAR 20 x 12½ x 10¼in. (51 x 32 x 26cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,236 - $7,060) price realized £6,875 ($9,865) |
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Lot 31 A SLICE OF SEYMCHAN METEORITE DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING 7 x 3 x 1in. (17 x 7.5 x 2.5cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £2,500 ($3,587) |
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Lot 33 A PARTIAL SLICE OF SEYMCHAN METEORITE DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING 5 x 3 x 1in. (12 x 9.5 x 2.5cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,129 - $1,694) price realized £1,000 ($1,412) |
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Lot 34 A FOSSIL FERN FRANCE 11 x 6 x 2in. (28 x 16 x 5cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 38 A LARGE QUARTZ BOWL BRAZIL 6 x 22½ x 16in. (15 x 57 x 40.5cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,500 ($2,152) |
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Lot 40 THREE FOSSIL NAUTILUS MADAGASCAR 9½ x 5 x 4in. (24 x 13 x 10cm.) the largest |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,129 - $1,694) price realized £875 ($1,255) |
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Lot 41 A SPECIMEN OF RAINBOW OBSIDIAN MEXICO 8 x 5 x 3in. (20 x 13 x 8cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,000 ($1,435) |
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Lot 42 THREE AMMONITES MADAGASCAR 6 x 5 x 1½in. (15 x 13 x 3.5cm.) the largest |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,750 ($2,511) |
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Lot 45 A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY 10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £2,250 ($3,228) |
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Lot 47 A SEYMCHAN METEORITE SLICE DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING 5 x 3½ x 1in. (14 x 9 x 2.5cm.) on stand |
estimate £600 - £900 ($847 - $1,270) price realized £875 ($1,255) |
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Lot 48 A SPECIMEN OF TWINNED FADEN QUARTZ AFGHANISTAN 7½ x 2¾ x 1½in. (19 x 6.5 x 3.5cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £500 ($717) |
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Lot 49 AN IRIDESCENT AMMONITE CANADA 13 x 11 x 1in. (33 x 28 x 2cm.) |
estimate £6,000 - £9,000 ($8,472 - $12,708) price realized £6,250 ($8,968) |
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Lot 53 A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE MADAGASCAR 11 x 7½ x 6in. (28 x 19 x 15cm.) |
estimate £700 - £1,000 ($988 - $1,412) price realized £1,125 ($1,614) |
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Lot 59 A SEPTARIAN CONCRECTION BELGIUM 22½ x 17 x 5in. (57 x 43 x 13cm.) on stand |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £2,750 ($3,946) |
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Lot 62 SPECIMEN OF MALACHITE KATANGA PROVINCE 15½ x 9½ x 3½in. (39 x 24 x 10cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £2,250 ($3,228) |
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Lot 64 A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE MADAGASCAR 9½ x 5 x 3in. (22.5 x 12.5 x 7.5cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,000 ($1,129 - $1,412) price realized £750 ($1,076) |
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Lot 65 AN AMMONITE MADAGASCAR 14¼ x 14½ x 7in. (36 x 37 x 18cm.) |
estimate £900 - £1,200 ($1,270 - $1,694) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 66 A SLICE OF PETRIFIED WOOD NORTHERN ARIZONA 21 x 16 x ½in. (53 x 41 x 1.5cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,000 ($2,118 - $2,824) price realized £1,750 ($2,511) |
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Lot 67 A LARGE FOSSIL FISH PLAQUE GREEN RIVER, WYOMING 32 x 77in. (81 x 196cm.) |
estimate £5,000 - £8,000 ($7,060 - $11,296) price realized £5,000 ($7,175) |
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Lot 70 A VERY LARGE FOSSIL LEAF GREEN RIVER, WYOMING 32½ x 22in. (83 x 55cm.) |
estimate £8,000 - £12,000 ($11,296 - $16,944) price realized £9,375 ($13,453) |
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Lot 75 A SPECIMEN OF ARAGONITE MOROCCO 7 x 8 x 5in. (18 x 20 x 13cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £2,375 ($3,408) |
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Lot 77 A DOUBLE FOSSIL SEA LILY PLAQUE GERMANY 44 x 42in. (112 x 107cm.) |
estimate £20,000 - £30,000 ($28,240 - $42,360) price realized £22,500 ($32,287) |
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Lot 78 A LARGE FOSSIL SHRIMP SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY 12¼ x 13½in. (31 x 34cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,118 - $3,530) price realized £1,625 ($2,331) |
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Lot 81 A TRILOBITE MOROCCO 2 x 3 x 2 in. (5 x 8 x 5cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,375 ($1,973) |
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Lot 83 AN AMMONITE GROUP MADAGASCAR 22 x 18 x 9in. (56 x 46 x 23cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,236 - $7,060) price realized £3,250 ($4,663) |
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Lot 84 AN AMMONITE GROUP TIMOR, INDONESIA 16½ x 14 x 8in. (42 x 36 x 20cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,236 - $7,060) price realized £3,250 ($4,663) |
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Lot 85 A RECTANGULAR SPECIMEN OF BANDED AGATE SOUTHERN BRAZIL 10½ x 9 x 4in. (27 x 23 x 10cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,824 - $4,236) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 86 A SLICE OF ROSE QUARTZ BRAZIL 19½ x 15 x 6in. (49 x 38 x 15cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,125 ($1,614) |
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Lot 88 FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS SOUTHERN FRANCE 22½in. (57cm.) wide |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £1,000 ($1,435) |
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Lot 90 FOSSIL SEA URCHINS FRANCE 10 x 5 x 5in. (26 x 13 x 13cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £1,500 ($1,412 - $2,118) price realized £2,250 ($3,228) |
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Lot 91 A FOSSIL TORTOISE SHELL SOUTH DAKOTA 5 x 5 x 4in. (13 x 13 x 10cm.) |
estimate £1,000 - £2,000 ($1,412 - $2,824) price realized £1,750 ($2,511) |
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Lot 92 A LARGE MEGALODON TOOTH SOUTH CAROLINA, USA 5½in. (13cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,846 - $4,269) price realized £1,875 ($2,690) |
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Lot 94 A SPLIT AMMONITE MADAGASCAR Each half 9 x 7½ x 1in. (23 x 19.5 x 2.5cm.) |
estimate £500 - £800 ($711 - $1,138) price realized £500 ($706) |
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Lot 95 A LARGE POLISHED AMMONITE MADAGASCAR 19 x 16 x 11in. (48 x 41 x 28cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £5,625 ($8,071) |
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Lot 96 A PETRIFIED WOOD TABLE TOP MADAGASCAR 19½ x 47½ x 23½in. (50 x 120.5 x 59.5cm) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £3,250 ($4,663) |
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Lot 97 A PAIR OF AMMONITES MADAGASCAR 15 x 13 x 4in. (38 x 33 x 10cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £2,750 ($3,946) |
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Lot 98 A SPECIMEN OF MALACHITE WITH CHRYSOCOLLA KATANGA PROVINCE 11 x 7 x 6in. (28 x 18 x 15cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,846 - $4,269) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 99 A CRETACEOUS DINOSAUR VERTEBRA MONTANA 8 x 5 x 4in. (19.5 x 24 x 10cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,134 - $3,557) price realized £2,000 ($2,870) |
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Lot 100 A SEYMCHAN METEORITE CUBE DISCOVERED IN RUSSIA, 1967; MODERN CUTTING 2 x 2 x 2in. (5 x 5 x 5cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £5,000 ($7,175) |
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Lot 103 A SPECIMEN OF MALACHITE KATANGA PROVINCE 11 x 10 x 6in. (28 x 25.5 x 15cm.) |
estimate £2,000 - £3,000 ($2,846 - $4,269) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 104 TWO AMMONITES MADAGASCAR Each 10 x 9 x 2in. (25.5 x 23 x 5cm.) |
estimate £600 - £800 ($853 - $1,138) price realized £625 ($896) |
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Lot 105 A KAMBABA JASPER BOWL MADAGASCAR 6 x 14 x 13½in. (15 x 36 x 34cm.) |
estimate £800 - £1,200 ($1,138 - $1,707) price realized £875 ($1,255) |
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Lot 112 A CHRYSOCOLLA SPHERE RUSSIA 8½in x 7 x 7in. (22 x 18 x 18cm.) |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £2,500 ($3,587) |
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Lot 113 A CLUSTER OF PYRITE CUBES SPAIN 5½ x 2¾ x 2¾in. (14 x 7 x 7cm.) |
estimate £1,500 - £2,500 ($2,134 - $3,557) price realized £2,250 ($3,228) |
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Lot 114 A SPECIMEN OF AMETHYST WITH CALCITE BRAZIL 17½ x 13 x 6in. (44 x 33 x 15cm.) |
estimate £1,200 - £1,800 ($1,707 - $2,561) price realized £1,250 ($1,793) |
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Lot 115 A SPECIMEN OF APOPHYLITE INDIA 8 x 12 x 6in, (20 x 30 x 15cm.) |
estimate £700 - £1,000 ($996 - $1,423) price realized £625 ($896) |
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Lot 119 A COMPLETE CANYON DIABLO METEORITE Iron — Coarse octahedrite IAB-MG Meteor Crater, Coconino County, 5½ in. (14cm.) high |
estimate £3,000 - £5,000 ($4,269 - $7,115) price realized £3,250 ($4,663) |
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