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Natural History

Auction 16422
New York
30 Apr 2008, starting at 13:00 EDT.
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Fantastic Ruby and 18K Gold Box—“The Crab”
Sold for US$ 168,000 inc. premium
Fantastic Ruby and 18K Gold Box—“The Crab”
Rare Fish Eating a Fish
Sold for US$ 45,000 inc. premium
Rare Fish Eating a Fish
Jurassic Marine Reptile
Sold for US$ 42,000 inc. premium
Jurassic Marine Reptile
Magnificent Sea Floor Plate
Sold for US$ 42,000 inc. premium
Magnificent Sea Floor Plate

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Sikhote Alin – Schrapnel from a Bombardment on Russia
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9000
Sikhote Alin – Schrapnel from a Bombardment on Russia
Sold for US$ 1,800 inc. premium
Sikhote alin, 3,800 gms
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9001
Sikhote Alin – From the Largest Meteorite Shower in Human History, a Rare Witnessed Fall
Sold for US$ 5,400 inc. premium
Picacho – Polished and Etched Slice
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9002
Picacho – Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
Canyon Diablo, 4,373 gms
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9003
Canyon Diablo Complete Individual – Relic of an American Treasure Hunt
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
Canyon Diablo, 3,954 gms
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9004
Canyon Diablo – Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
Canyon Diablo, 3,035 gms
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9005
Canyon Diablo – Complete Specimen
Sold for US$ 3,900 inc. premium
Campo del Cielo, 14,891 gms
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9006
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Gibeon – Polished and Etched Slice
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9007
Gibeon – Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 480 inc. premium
Gibeon - Polished and Etched Slice
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9008
Gibeon - Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Gibeon - Polished and Etched Slice
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9009
Gibeon - Polished and Etched Slice
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
£2,000 - 2,600
€2,300 - 3,100
Gibeon - Large Polished and Etched Slice – The State of Ohio
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9010
Gibeon - Large Polished and Etched Slice – The State of Ohio
Sold for US$ 5,400 inc. premium
Gibeon Slice, 7,150 gms
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Very Large Gibeon - Polished and Etched Slice
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 8,500
£4,600 - 5,600
€5,400 - 6,600
Odessa - Complete Individual
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9012
Odessa - Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
Odessa - Polished and Etched End Piece
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9013
Odessa - Polished and Etched End Piece
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
Henbury - Polished and Etched End Piece
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9014
Henbury - Polished and Etched End Piece
Sold for US$ 4,200 inc. premium
Henbury - Complete Individual
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9015
Henbury - Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 8,400 inc. premium
Henbury (Gnathoid) 12,031 gms
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9016W
Henbury Elephantine Meteorite from the Renowned Australian Meteorite Shower
Estimate:
US$ 24,000 - 28,000
£16,000 - 19,000
€19,000 - 22,000
Calico Rock - Polished and Etched Slab
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9017
Calico Rock - Polished and Etched Slab
Sold for US$ 1,020 inc. premium
Calico Rock - Polished and Etched Slab
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9018
Calico Rock - Polished and Etched Slab
Sold for US$ 2,400 inc. premium
Sandia Mts., 88.5 gms
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9019
Sandia Mountains – Polished and Etched Complete Slice
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Arispe Polished and Etched Slice
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9020
Arispe Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 1,320 inc. premium
Ainsworth - Polished and Etched Slice
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9021
Ainsworth - Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 5,160 inc. premium
Trenton - Polished and Etched Slice
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9022
Trenton - Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 1,200 inc. premium
Mundrabilla - Polished and Etched End Piece
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9023
Mundrabilla - Polished and Etched End Piece
Sold for US$ 360 inc. premium
Monahans Polished and Etched Slice
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9024
Monahans Polished and Etched Slice
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Ness County - Slice
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9025
Ness County - Slice
Sold for US$ 168 inc. premium
Ness County, 151.2 gms
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9026
Ness County - Complete Individual with Crust
Sold for US$ 900 inc. premium
Plainview - Polished Slice
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9027
Plainview - Polished Slice
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Plainview with Primary and Secondary Fusion Crust
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9028
Plainview with Primary and Secondary Fusion Crust
Sold for US$ 5,400 inc. premium
Freemont Butte - Slice
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9029
Freemont Butte - Slice
Sold for US$ 1,560 inc. premium
Tenham, 420 gms
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9030
Tenham – Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 1,080 inc. premium
Barwell Complete Individual– A Extraterrestrial Christmas Gift
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9031
Barwell Complete Individual– A Extraterrestrial Christmas Gift
Sold for US$ 5,400 inc. premium
Lazbuddie Polished Slice
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9032
Lazbuddie Polished Slice
Sold for US$ 1,020 inc. premium
Gilgoin Station - Complete Slice
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9033
Gilgoin Station - Complete Slice
Sold for US$ 2,160 inc. premium
Norton – Complete Individual
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9034
Norton – Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Millbillillie - Complete Individual
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9035
Millbillillie - Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 480 inc. premium
Millbillillie – An Australian Witnessed Fall
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9036
Millbillillie – An Australian Witnessed Fall
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
Allende Fragment
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9037
Allende Fragment
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 600
£330 - 400
€390 - 460
Pueblito de Allende - Complete Individual
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9038
Pueblito de Allende - Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Allende - Polished Slice
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9039
Allende - Polished Slice
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Allende - The Oldest Matter Known
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9040
Allende - The Oldest Matter Known
Estimate:
US$ 2,300 - 2,500
£1,500 - 1,700
€1,700 - 1,900
Large Allende Complete Individual – The Stardust Meteorite
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9041
Large Allende Complete Individual – The Stardust Meteorite
Sold for US$ 7,800 inc. premium
Fukang main mass
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9042W
The World’s Most Spectacular Meteorite – A Magnificent Space Gem Discovery
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Fukang etched slice
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9043
Fukang Polished and Etched Slice – An Unparalleled Space Gem Showpiece
Sold for US$ 27,000 inc. premium
Brahin Complete Slice
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9044¤
Brahin Complete Slice
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 10,000
£5,300 - 6,600
€6,200 - 7,700
NWA (869) Slice
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9045¤
NWA (869) Slice
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Stone Meteorite Sphere from the Sahara Desert—Internal Structure of the NWA 869 Stone Meteorite Reve
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9046¤
Stone Meteorite Sphere from the Sahara Desert—Internal Structure of the NWA 869 Stone Meteorite Revealed
Sold for US$ 2,160 inc. premium
Rare Arctic Meteorite
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9047
Rare Arctic Meteorite
Sold for US$ 3,300 inc. premium
Muonionalusta Meteorite Sphere—Crystalline Structure of an Iron Meteorite Dramatized in Three Dimens
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Muonionalusta Meteorite Sphere—Crystalline Structure of an Iron Meteorite Dramatized in Three Dimensions
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
Historic & Complete Brenham Meteorite Slice — American Museum of Natural History Provenance
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9049
Historic & Complete Brenham Meteorite Slice — American Museum of Natural History Provenance
Sold for US$ 11,400 inc. premium
Sikhote Alin – Meteorite Embedded in Tree
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9050W
Sikhote Alin – Meteorite Embedded in Tree
Sold for US$ 24,000 inc. premium
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
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9051
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
Sold for US$ 2,280 inc. premium
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
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9052
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual
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9053
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual
Sold for US$ 3,000 inc. premium
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
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9054
Campo del Cielo – Complete Individual with Hole
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
Imilac Meteorite — Complete Slice of a Meteorite With Space Gems
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9055
Imilac Meteorite — Complete Slice of a Meteorite With Space Gems
Estimate:
US$ 2,500 - 3,500
£1,700 - 2,300
€1,900 - 2,700
Glorieta Mountain — Superb Complete Slice of a Distinguished Meteorite
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Glorieta Mountain — Superb Complete Slice of a Distinguished Meteorite
Sold for US$ 16,800 inc. premium
LA002 — Superlative Endpiece of the Planet Mars —Exhibited in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles County Museum & Griffith Observatory
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LA002 — Superlative Endpiece of the Planet Mars —Exhibited in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles County Museum & Griffith Observatory
Sold for US$ 7,800 inc. premium
Complete Oriented Meteorite from Mars Discovered in the Sahara — NWA 4880
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Complete Oriented Meteorite from Mars Discovered in the Sahara — NWA 4880
Sold for US$ 16,800 inc. premium
Rare Complete Slice of the Newest Lunar Meteorite — An Authenticated Piece of the Moon
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9059
Rare Complete Slice of the Newest Lunar Meteorite — An Authenticated Piece of the Moon
Sold for US$ 14,400 inc. premium
Canyon Diablo Meteorite
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9060
Canyon Diablo Meteorite
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
£2,000 - 2,600
€2,300 - 3,100
Libyan Desert Glass
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9061
Libyan Desert Glass
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Libyan Desert Glass
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9062
Libyan Desert Glass
Sold for US$ 1,800 inc. premium
KAINSAZ — Distinguished Meteorite Containing True Stardust
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9063
KAINSAZ — Distinguished Meteorite Containing True Stardust
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
Gibeon Meteorite — Matchless Tabletop Sculpture from Outer Space
amended
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9064W
Gibeon Meteorite — Matchless Tabletop Sculpture from Outer Space
Estimate:
US$ 65,000 - 90,000
£43,000 - 60,000
€50,000 - 70,000
Butterfly collection in 6 Frames
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9066W
Butterfly collection in 6 Frames
Sold for US$ 2,880 inc. premium
Two Exotic Insect Collections, and one Lobster Specimen (3)
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9067W
Two Exotic Insect Collections, and one Lobster Specimen (3)
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
Collection of Five Animal Skeletons
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9068
Collection of Five Animal Skeletons
Sold for US$ 1,320 inc. premium
Collection of Five Bats
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9069
Collection of Five Bats
Sold for US$ 300 inc. premium
Collection of Six Flying Lizards
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9070
Collection of Six Flying Lizards
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
Large Spanner Crab
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9071
Large Spanner Crab
Sold for US$ 540 inc. premium
Collection of Echinoderms
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9072
Collection of Echinoderms
Sold for US$ 1,320 inc. premium
Collection of Starfish
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9073
Collection of Starfish
Sold for US$ 2,280 inc. premium
Collection of Crustaceans
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9074
Collection of Crustaceans
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
Giant Clam Shell
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9075W
Giant Clam Shell
Sold for US$ 8,400 inc. premium
Purple Coral Specimen
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9076
Purple Coral Specimen
Sold for US$ 3,900 inc. premium
Group of Three Coral Specimens
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9077W
Group of Three Coral Specimens
Sold for US$ 1,080 inc. premium
Great Hammerhead Shark Jaw
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9078
Great Hammerhead Shark Jaw
Sold for US$ 300 inc. premium
Very Large Deepwater Sand Shark Jaw
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9079
Very Large Deepwater Sand Shark Jaw
Sold for US$ 480 inc. premium
Massive Tiger Shark Jaw
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9080
Massive Tiger Shark Jaw
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Rare Deepwater Shark Jaw Collection
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9081
Rare Deepwater Shark Jaw Collection
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,000
£530 - 660
€620 - 770
Narwhal Tusk
withdrawn
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9082W
Narwhal Tusk
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Narwhal Tusk
withdrawn
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9083
Narwhal Tusk
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Green Amber Lion’s Head Carving
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9085¤
Green Amber Lion’s Head Carving
Sold for US$ 840 inc. premium
Mexican Blue Amber Nugget
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9086¤
Mexican Blue Amber Nugget
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Mexican Green Amber with Fossilized Flora
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9087¤
Mexican Green Amber with Fossilized Flora
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Olmec God Amber Pendant
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9088¤
Olmec God Amber Pendant
Sold for US$ 540 inc. premium
Four Amber Nuggets with Spiders
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9089¤
Four Amber Nuggets with Spiders
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Two Amber Cabachons – A Rare Bee with Resin on Legs
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9090¤
Two Amber Cabachons – A Rare Bee with Resin on Legs
Estimate:
US$ 1,300 - 1,600
£860 - 1,100
€1,000 - 1,200
Moth Laying Eggs, in Amber
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9091¤
Moth Laying Eggs, in Amber
Sold for US$ 720 inc. premium
Rare Pseudoscorpion in Dominican Amber
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9092¤
Rare Pseudoscorpion in Dominican Amber
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
Large Fly in Dominican Amber
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9093¤
Large Fly in Dominican Amber
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
Dominican Blue Amber Nugget
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9094¤
Dominican Blue Amber Nugget
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Copal Specimen
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9095
Copal Specimen
Sold for US$ 960 inc. premium
Large Dominican Amber Polished Nugget
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9096¤
Large Dominican Amber Polished Nugget
Sold for US$ 360 inc. premium
Baltic Amber
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9097¤
Baltic Amber
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
Pyritized Farmington Snail - An Historic Specimen
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9100¤
Pyritized Farmington Snail - An Historic Specimen
Sold for US$ 600 inc. premium
Double Ammonite Piece
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9101
Double Ammonite Piece
Sold for US$ 1,440 inc. premium
Ammonite
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9102
Ammonite
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 2,500
£1,300 - 1,700
€1,500 - 1,900
Two Assembled Ammonites
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9103
Two Assembled Ammonites
Sold for US$ 1,140 inc. premium
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