• Auction 17702

    Sculpted by Nature: Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites

    31 October 2019 - 7 November 2019, London

    SALE TOTAL: 430,750 (GBP)
69 Lots for Sale 17702
Lot 1
A SMALL GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
11 x 11 x 5in. (28 x 28 x 13cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,032 - $1,549)

price realized
£1,875
($2,405)
Lot 2
A PARTIAL FOSSIL PALM FROND WITH FISH
GREEN RIVER, WYOMING
38 x 60in. (97 x 152cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,910 - $19,365)

price realized
£3,000
($3,849)
Lot 3
CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE WITH NATURAL HOLE
Iron coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG Gran Chaco, Argentina
3 1/3 x 2 x ½in. (8.5 x 5.5 x 1.5cm)

estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£500
($641)
Lot 4
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
13 ½ x 8 x 4in. (34 x 20 x 10cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£18,750
($24,056)
Lot 5
A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE
MADAGASCAR
14 ½ x 10 x 7in. (37 x 26 x 18cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,032 - $1,549)

price realized
£875
($1,122)
Lot 6
A SPECIMEN OF ROSE QUARTZ
MADAGASCAR
13 x 10 x 4in. (33 x 26 x 10cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,032 - $1,549)

price realized
£750
($962)
Lot 7
A SMALL GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
12in. (30.5cm.) high.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£8,125
($10,424)
Lot 9
A FOSSIL FERN
FRANCE
10 x 7 x 1in. (25 x 18 x 2cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£1,500
($1,924)
Lot 10
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
16 x 15 x 9in, (41 x 38 x 23cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,164 - $7,746)

price realized
£3,750
($4,811)
Lot 11
A SPECIMEN OF LAPIS LAZULI
AFGHANISTAN
14 x 12 x 5in. (36 x 30.5 x 13cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£3,000
($3,849)
Lot 13
A LARGE GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
21 x 10 x 9in. (54 x 26 x 20cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,037 - $12,910)

price realized
£10,625
($13,631)
Lot 14
A VERY LARGE FOSSIL DRAGONFLY
SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY
10.5 x 10.5in. (27 x 27cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£3,500
($4,490)
Lot 15
TWO SLICES OF ROSE QUARTZ
BRAZIL
39 x 28 3/8 x ¾ in. (99 x 72 x 2 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£500
($641)
Lot 16
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
18in. (46cm.) high
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£11,875
($15,235)
Lot 17
SIKHOTE ALIN METEORITE
Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB Maritime Territory, Siberia,
6 x 4 x 2in. (15 x 10 x 5cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,936 - $3,227)

price realized
£1,250
($1,603)
Lot 18
A GIBEON METEORITE — NATURAL SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE
Iron, fine octahedrite Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
6 x 4 x 3 ½in. (15 x 10 x 9cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£5,250
($6,735)
Lot 19
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
14 x 12 x 5 ½in. (36 x 30.5 x 14cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,164 - $7,746)

price realized
£11,875
($15,235)
Lot 21
GIBEON METEORITE — NATURAL SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE
Iron, fine octahedrite Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia
11 x 9 x 6in. (28 x 23 x 15cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,365 - $32,275)

price realized
£13,750
($17,641)
Lot 22
A GOGOTTE FORMATION WITH NATURAL HOLES
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
13 x 11 x 6 ½in. (33 x 28 x 16.5cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,164 - $7,746)

price realized
£32,500
($41,697)
Lot 23
A RARE RED MEGALODON TOOTH
NORTH CAROLINA
3 ½ x 4 ¼ x 1in. (9 x 11 x 2.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£1,250
($1,603)
Lot 24
A FINE MEGALODON TOOTH
SOUTH CAROLINA
3 ½ x 5 x ¾in. (9 x 13 x 2cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£1,375
($1,764)
Lot 25
A TALL GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
26 x 10 x 7in. (66 x 26 x 18cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
($7,746 - $11,619)

price realized
£8,750
($11,226)
Lot 27
A JUVENILE TRICERATOPS HORN
MONTANA, USA
6in. (15cm.) high on stand,
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,936 - $3,227)

price realized
£1,625
($2,084)
Lot 28
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
24 x 7 x 12in. (61 x 18 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£5,625
($7,216)
Lot 29
AN ELEPHANT BIRD EGG
MADAGASCAR, PRE-17TH CENTURY
12 x 8 ½ x 8 ½in. (30.5 x 21.5 x 21.5cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,730 - $64,550)

price realized
£35,000
($44,905)
Lot 31
A SMALL GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£16,250
($20,848)
Lot 32
A LAPIS LAZULI SPHERE
AFGHANISTAN
7in. (18cm.) diameter
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,936 - $3,227)

price realized
£2,125
($2,726)
Lot 34
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
11in. (28.5cm.) high on stand
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,164 - $7,746)

price realized
£6,875
($8,820)
Lot 36
A LARGE AMMONITE
MADAGASCAR
18 ½ x 19 x 12in. (47 x 38 x 30.5cm.) on stand.
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,936 - $3,227)

price realized
£3,500
($4,490)
Lot 37
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
14 x 9 x 6in. (36 x 23 x 15cm
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£3,500
($4,490)
Lot 38
ALLOSAURUS TEETH
MONTANA, USA
16 x 17 ½ x 4 ½in. (41 x 44.5 x 11.5cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
($7,746 - $11,619)

price realized
£37,500
($48,112)
Lot 39
A \"WINGED\" AMMONITE
NORMANDIE, FRANCE
11 x 10 x 4½ (28 x 26 x 11.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£1,500
($1,924)
Lot 40
A PAIR OF GOGOTTES
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
16 ¾in. (42.5cm.) high
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,037 - $12,910)

price realized
£20,000
($25,660)
Lot 41
A PETRIFIED WOOD TABLE TOP
MADAGASCAR
30 x 35 x 35in. (75 x 90 x 90cm)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,936 - $3,227)

price realized
£2,375
($3,047)
Lot 43
A VERY LARGE GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
33 x 21 x 15in. (84 x 54 x 38cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,820 - $38,730)

price realized
£12,500
($16,037)
Lot 45
THE BEAK AND BROW HORN OF A TRICERATOPS
MONTANA, USA
28 x 15 x 15in. (71 x 38 x 38cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£5,000
($6,415)
Lot 46
A GOGOTTE FORMATION
FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE
9 x 6¾ x 5in. (23 x 17 x 13cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£6,875
($8,820)
Lot 48
A SPHERE OF PETRIFIED WOOD
INDONESIA
13½ in. (34.2 cm.) high
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£4,375
($5,613)
Lot 49
A SPECIMEN OF JASPER
MADAGASCAR
11 ½ x 6 x 3in. (29 x 15 x 8cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,032 - $1,549)

price realized
£1,250
($1,603)
Lot 50
THREE TRILOBITES
RUSSIA
4 x 4 x 8in. (20 x 10 x 10cm.) the largest.
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£500
($641)
Lot 51
A GROUP OF THREE AMMONITES
DIJON, FRANCE
34 x 31 x 16in. (87 x 78 x 40cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
($7,746 - $11,619)

price realized
£10,625
($13,631)
Lot 53
FOSSIL SEA URCHINS
FRANCE
10 ½in. (17cm.) high
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£750
($962)
Lot 54
A SPECIMEN OF CHALCEDONY
MADAGASCAR
9in. (23cm.) high
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($903 - $1,291)

price realized
£125
($160)
Lot 55
THREE JASPER SPHERES
MADAGASCAR
5 & 7in. (13 & 18cm.) diameters
estimate
£600 - £800
($774 - $1,032)

price realized
£625
($801)
Lot 56
THREE AMMONITES
MADAGASCAR
8 x 7 x 2in. (20 x 18 x 5cm.) the largest
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,291 - $2,582)

price realized
£1,125
($1,443)
Lot 58
A LARGE SPECIMEN OF JASPER
MADAGASCAR
22 x 14 x 15in. (56 x 36x 38cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£500
($641)
Lot 59
THREE MINERAL SPHERES
MADAGASCAR
7in. (18cm.) diameter
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($903 - $1,291)

price realized
£1,250
($1,603)
Lot 60
A LARGE MEGALODON TOOTH
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
8in. (20cm.) high on stand
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£5,250
($6,735)
Lot 61
A RARE HORNED HETEROMORPH AMMONITE GROUP
SOUTH DAKOTA
14 x 10 x 8in. (36 x 25 x 20cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£2,750
($3,528)
Lot 62
A LARGE MEGALODON TOOTH
SOUTH CAROLINA
3 ½ x 5 ½ x 1 ½in. (9 x 14 x 4cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£1,500
($1,924)
Lot 63
A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE
MADAGASCAR
9 ½ x 13 x 7in. (24 x 33 x 18cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($774 - $1,032)

price realized
£375
($481)
Lot 64
A LARGE TRILOBITE MASS MORTALITY PLAQUE
MOROCCO
50 x 50in. (127 x 127cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,455 - $10,328)

price realized
£1,500
($1,924)
Lot 65
A TRICERATOPS HORN
MONTANA, USA
24 ½ x 13 ¼ x 14in. (62 x 34 x 36cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£5,250
($6,735)
Lot 68
A LARGE CARVED AMMONITE
MOROCCO
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£625
($801)
Lot 69
A DOUBLE FOSSIL SEA LILY PLAQUE
GERMANY
42 ½ x 27 ½in. (108 x 70cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,910 - $19,365)

price realized
£11,250
($14,433)
Lot 70
THREE PYRITE SPHERES
PERU
5in. (13cm.)
4in. (10cm.)
3½in. (9cm.) diameters
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,227 - $4,518)

price realized
£2,500
($3,207)
Lot 71
A LARGE PYRITE CLUSTER
PERU
11 x 12 x 9in. (28 x 31 x 23 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,910 - $19,365)

price realized
£10,625
($13,631)
Lot 72
AN ASSEMBLAGE OF AMMONITES IN MATRIX
GERMANY
24 x 44in. (61 x 112cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£1,875
($2,405)
Lot 75
A SPLIT AMMONITE
VOLGA RIVER, RUSSIA
14 x 12 x 5in. (36 x 30.5 x 13cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,549 - $2,323)

price realized
£3,000
($3,849)
Lot 76
A SLICE OF PETRIFIED WOOD
PHILIPPINES
11 ½ x 10 ½ x ¾in. (29 x 27 x 2cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£375
($481)
Lot 77
A VERY LARGE MEGALODON TOOTH
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
4 ½ x 6 ¼ x 1 ½in. (11.5 x 16 x 4cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£2,125
($2,726)
Lot 78
A RED AMMONITE GROUP
BELMONT, FRANCE
28 x 19 x 10in. (72 x 48 x 25cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,582 - $3,873)

price realized
£1,625
($2,084)
Lot 79
THE SLAB AND COUNTER SLAB OF A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY
SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY
11 x 9 ½in. (28 x 24cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,227 - $4,518)

price realized
£2,500
($3,207)
Lot 81
THE EGGS OF A SAUROPOD DINOSAUR
FRANCE
33 x 18 x 23in. (85 x 46 x 58cm.) on stand.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,910 - $19,365)

price realized
£10,625
($13,631)
Lot 83
A SPECIMEN OF LABRADORITE
MADAGASCAR
18 x 9½ x 6½in. (46 x 24 x 16cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£875
($1,122)
Lot 84
A LARGE PLAQUE OF FOSSIL SEA URCHINS
FRANCE
30 x 18 x 10in. (77 x 46 x 26cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£1,000
($1,283)
Lot 85
FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS
SOUTHERN FRANCE
15 ½ x 10 x 5in. (39.5 x 25.5 x 13cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,291 - $1,936)

price realized
£1,375
($1,764)
Lot 86
A TRIPLE FOSSIL SEALILY PLAQUE
GERMANY
82 ½ x 47in. (210 x 120cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,730 - $64,550)

price realized
£35,000
($44,905)
Lot 87
A FINE SPECIMEN OF AMMOLITE
CANADA
9 ½ x 9 x 6in. (24 x 23 x 15cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,873 - $6,455)

price realized
£2,750
($3,528)
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