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The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: Natural History

Session: Fossils

New York
4 Jun 2012, session starting at 13:00 EDT
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Section highlights

Green river fossil palm mural
Sold for US$ 50,000 inc. premium
Fossil Palm with Unusual Matrix
Holzmaden crinoid
Sold for US$ 43,750 inc. premium
Exceptional Holzmaden Sea Lily
Petrified Wood Slab 63"X32" B+W
Sold for US$ 15,625 inc. premium
Rectangular Petrified Wood Slab
Amia Fossil Mural
Sold for US$ 15,000 inc. premium
Amia Fossil Fish Mural

Lots

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Large Red Amber Specimen with Leaves and Insects
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2057¤
Large Red Amber Specimen with Leaves and Insects
Sold for US$ 3,500 inc. premium
Green Cognac Mexican Amber with Insects
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2058¤
Green Cognac Mexican Amber with Insects
Sold for US$ 1,250 inc. premium
Blue Indonesian Amber
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2059¤
Blue Indonesian Amber
Sold for US$ 1,250 inc. premium
Lizard Tail with Blood Droplets in Copal Cabochon
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2060¤
Lizard Tail with Blood Droplets in Copal Cabochon
Sold for US$ 937 inc. premium
Huge Spike-legged Spider (Dominican)
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2061¤
Spike-legged Spider in Amber
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,200
£660 - 790
€770 - 930
Mammal hair in Baltic Amber
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2062¤
Mammal Hair in Baltic Amber
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,300
£660 - 860
€770 - 1,000
Assassin Bug in Dominican Amber
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2063¤
Assassin Bug in Amber Cabochon
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
£990 - 1,300
€1,200 - 1,500
Pseudoscorpion in Cretaceous Amber
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2064¤
Pseudoscorpion in Dinosaur-age Amber
Sold for US$ 1,000 inc. premium
Ant Wrapped in Spider Web
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2065¤
Large Ant Wrapped in Spider Web
Estimate:
US$ 1,000 - 1,300
£660 - 860
€770 - 1,000
3 feathers + insects in copal
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2066
Amber with Feathers and Insects
Estimate:
US$ 750 - 900
£500 - 600
€580 - 700
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