A MARINE CEMETERY

Lot 140
28.10.2020 09:00UTC +00:00
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£ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 432757
Lot 140 | A MARINE CEMETERY
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
From the Barremian (125 to 130 million years ago), a large Acrioceras tabarell approximately 22 inches in diameter enveloping a group of dozens of smaller fossil ammonites, including Sarasini sp., Puchellia, and Lytoceras sp., as well as brachiopod and corals, the matrix skillfully cut away to reveal multiple layers of specimens, supported on custom stand.
271/2 x 23 x 91/2in. (70 x 58.5 x 24cm.), 30.25 x 23 x 153/4in. (78 x 58.5 x 40cm.) on stand
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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