Natural History

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Date of the auction: 22.05.2019

Lot number 400W
Fossil Palm Flower with Fish

Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming Unique in its delicate beauty and unusually large in size...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$6,950
Lot number 401W Y
Large Specimen of Pink Branch Coral

Corallium species Pacific Ocean Man has had a fascination with coral for centuries, both for use in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$3,825
Lot number 402
Bee Swarm in Rare Green Amber

Dominican Republic A fully polished emerald green amber nugget displays a colony of stingless bees...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$408
Lot number 403W
Framed Sea Fan

Gorgonacea Phillippines Sea fans )also known as gorgonians) are colonial soft corals comprised of...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$153
Lot number 404
Amber Specimen with Honeybee Inclusion

Dominican Republic Of free-form outline, the golden-hued amber with a large honeybee inclusion seen...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
US$127
Lot number 405
Two Amber Specimens with Insect Inclusions

near Santiago, Dominican Republic Oligocene - Miocene While the arachnid seen here is often called a...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$153
Lot number 406W
Two Framed Sea Fans

Gorgonacea Philippines Sea Fans (also known as gorgonians) are colonial soft corals comprised of...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$200 - US$500
Price realised:
US$153
Lot number 407
Amber Egg-form Carving

Baltic Coast Of rich honey color, with some minor plant debris to the interior, well polished to...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$100 - US$200
Price realised:
US$229
Lot number 408W
Petrified wood

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, well-polished red slab of oval...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,657
Lot number 409W
Petrified Wood Slab--"Navajo Wood"

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A fine cross section slab having...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,912
Lot number 410W
Petrified Wood

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, red slab, which is circular in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$2,550
Lot number 411W
Arizona "Rainbow" Wood

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A fine cross section slab of petrified...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
US$5,075
Lot number 412W
Two Petrified Wood Stumps

Araucaria Triassic Madagascar Distinguished by gorgeous, detailed bark preservation, these...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
US$4,450
Lot number 413W
Red Petrified Wood Slab

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, well-polished red slab of oval...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$4,825
Lot number 414W
Large, Colorful Petrified Wood Slice on Stone Table Base

Auracarioxylon arizonicum 
Triassic
 Chinle Formation, Arizona 
 A rainbow of hues, produced by...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$7,500 - US$9,000
Price realised:
US$8,200
Lot number 415W
Large Petrified Wood Slab on Stone Table Base

Auracarioxylon arizonicum
 Triassic
 Chinle Formation, Arizona 
 Exotic minerals have produced a...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$7,500 - US$9,000
Price realised:
US$9,450
Lot number 416W
Petrified Wood Slab

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, well-polished red with ochre...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$6,075
Lot number 417W
Large Petrified Wood Slab

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, well-polished petrified wood...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$900 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$2,550
Lot number 418W
Large Black and Grey Petrified Wood with Calcite Inclusion

Auracarioxylon arizonicum Triassic Chinle Formation, Arizona A large, well-polished slab...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$3,570
Lot number 419W
Large Petrified Wood Log on Base

Dipterocarpus Pliocene Indonesia Captivating texture is seen in this large petrified wood log...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$8,000 - US$10,000
Price realised:
US$7,575
Lot number 420W
Polished Palm Wood Stump

Palmoxylon Cretaceous Louisiana 100 million years ago, a lush tropical forest thrived in what is now...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$1,147
Lot number 421W
Fossil Palm Frond

Sabalites sp. Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming Fossilized palm fronds are considered rare finds...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$20,000 - US$25,000
Price realised:
US$16,325
Lot number 422
Large Copal Specimen with Termites

Antioquia, Colombia Copal--fossilized tree sap, or fossil resin--is a precursor to amber. The...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 424
Lizard Skin and Foot in Amber

Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Arguably the most rare and sought after of animal specimens in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$1,800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 425
Mating Insects in an Amber Cabochon

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Captured in flagrante delicto, two...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 426
Mystery Feather in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Jukawang Valley, Myanmar Most amber is too young to contain...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 427
Red Leaf in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Rarely is color preservation seen in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 428
Unusual Snakefly Larva in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Displaying exceptional detail, a snakefly...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$1,800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 429
Scorpionfly in Amber

Mecoptera Cretaceous Myanmar Displaying outstretched wings, a scorpionfly has been beautifully...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 430
Rare Insect in Amber

Burmacoccus sp. Cretaceous Myanmar Scale insects are strange looking sap-sucking insects which...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$1,800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 431
Tarantula in Burmite Amber

Tarantula Dipluridae Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Accompanied by a beetle and a centipede, a...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 432
Superb Scorpion in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar An exceptionally well preserved scorpion, with an...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 433
A Wasp, Millipede and Spider in Burmite Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Three fascinating animals are seen in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 434
Carnivorous Cricket in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Entombed in a clear, golden amber...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 435
Pseudoscorpion in Burmite Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) Pseudoscorpions are actually arachnids...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 436
Rare Flower in Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) This rare flower belongs to one of the...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 437
Amber Specimen

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico A large hand-sized specimen of golden-hued amber having numerous...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
US$318
Lot number 438
Large and Important Green Amber Specimen

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico This huge nugget is gem quality due to its high degree of transparency...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$6,325
Lot number 439
Blue Amber Specimen

Dominican Republic With a polished faced and natural rind of the specimen to the reverse side with...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 440
Amber Nugget on Wood Stand

Baltic Coast A larger cabinet-sized specimen, having a with polished face and a domed polished to...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
US$127
Lot number 441
Large Cognac Amber Specimen

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico A rich cognac-colored specimen having green overtones and strong blue...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$1,275
Lot number 442
Amber Specimen

Baltic Coast A large, palm-sized specimen capable of standing on its own, having small plant debris...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$280
Lot number 443
Polished Green Amber Nugget

Cretaceous Ethiopia Gem-quality with a high degree of transparency, this is a polished, natural...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$300 - US$400
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 444
Amber cabochon with Insect Inclusions with a Wing

Dominican Republic A large domed cabochon of amber display a pair of insects inflagrante delicto as...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 445
Spider in Amber

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico Featuring a large spider inclusion standing out in contrast to the...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 446
Amber with Insect Inclusion

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico Featuring an ant inclusion which is easily visible and stands out in...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 447
Amber with Rare Enhydro Inclusion

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico Having some plant matter inclusions and most notably, a large bubble with...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 448
Large Amber Specimen with Insect Inclusions

Dominican Republic Having numerous unidentified insect inclusions visible in high relief. Weighing...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 449
Large Amber Specimen

Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly, Burma) A large specimen with deep red color, particularly visible with...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 450
Feather in Burmese Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly Burma) Known as Burmese Amber, one of the oldest...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 451
Flower in Burmese Amber

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Myanmar (formerly Burma) Burmese Amber is deeper in color than...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 452W
Amber Flower Study

Baltic Region This is a traditional form of a Baltic folk art incorporating a local mineral: amber...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 453W
Amber Nugget Floor Lamp

Indonesia A unique floor lamp consisting of an old teak wood tree trunk into which several hundred...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 454
Large Green Amber Sphere

Oligocene Chiapas, Mexico A large amount of rough is wasted when creating a sphere so one can only...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 456
Uncoiled Ammonite

Audoliceras sp. Jurassic Volga River, Ulianovsk Region, Russia This delicately curled heteromorphic...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$700
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 457W
Large Ammonite on Stand

Arietites bucklandi Early Jurassic Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK A massive specimen, for the species, from...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$6,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 458W
Ammonite Cluster on Stand

Lytoceras sp., Pachydiscus sp., Cleoniceras sp. Late Jurassic Tulear Morondava River Basin...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,500 - US$3,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 458AW
Large Baja Ammonite

Pachydiscus catarinae Cretaceous Baja California, Mexico A superb specimen revealing the amazing...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 459W
Large and Impressive Madagascan Ammonite

Lytoceras Jurassic, Oxfordian Sakaraha, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar A massive specimen has been...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$12,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 460W
Double Ammonite on Matrix

Paracoroniceras lyra Early Jurassic Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Exceptionally well prepared, preserving...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$15,000 - US$18,000
Price realised:
US$15,075
Lot number 461W
Large Freestanding Orthoceras Tower

Geisonoceras sp. Middle Devonian Sahara Desert, Morocco Numerous nicely preserved orthoceras...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,250 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$4,075
Lot number 462W
Belemnites

Youngibelus tubularis Early Jurassic Holzmaden, Germany Belemnites are an extinct order of...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
US$573
Lot number 463
Pyritized Ammonite Split

Speetoniceras versicolor Lower Cretaceous Volga River, Ulyanovsk Region, Russia A fine ammonite with...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$1,402
Lot number 464
Iridescent Ammonite

Quenstedtoceras Jurassic Volga River, Ulianovsk region, Russia A decorative ammonite in matrix...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
US$612
Lot number 465W
Large Cretaceous Ammonite Scaphite

Jeletzkytes nebrascencis Late Cretaceous, Upper Maastrichtian Fox Hills Formation, Dewey County...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,000
Price realised:
US$2,040
Lot number 466W
Assemblage of Prehistoric Shells

Gigantopecten restitutensis 
Miocene 
Lacoste, France 
A dramatic and stunningly beautiful display...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,500 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$2,550
Lot number 467W
Sea Urchins with Pectin Shell, in Matrix

Echinoid, Pecten yessoensis Miocene Provence, France A fascinating slab of Micocene seabed boasts an...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,250
Price realised:
US$1,020
Lot number 468W
Sculptural Orthoceras Group

Geisonoceras sp. Middle Devonian Sahara Desert, Morocco Orthoceras, meaning straight horn, was an...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$900 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$7,575
Lot number 469W
Large Orthoceras Plaque

Geisonoceras sp. Middle Devonian Morocco 
Composed of black fossil-bearing marble, this is an...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,912
Lot number 470W
Exquisite Heteromorph Ammonite on Base

Didymoceras nebrascenense
 Late Cretaceous 
Pierre Shale Formation, Southwestern South Dakota...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,500
Price realised:
US$8,825
Lot number 471
Group of Scaphites on Matrix

Hoploscaphites, Jeletzkytes spedeni Cretaceous South Dakota Opalescent scaphites display subtle hues...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$500 - US$600
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 472
Iridescent Ammonite

Placenticeras meeki Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation, Alberta, Canada Ammonites were relatives of the...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 473W
Jurassic Ammonites in Matrix

Harpoceras falcifer, Dactylioceras commune Early Jurassic Lower Jurassic Lias, Holzmaden, Germany...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 474
Ammonite and Nautiloid

Stephanoceras Jurassic, Bajocian Evrecy, France Four ammonites, in association with a belemnite and...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$700 - US$900
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 475W
Double Nautilus Specimen with Stand

Cenoceras sp. Early Jurassic Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Exceptionally well prepared, two massive...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$12,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 475AW
Large Trilobite Plaque

Xenasaphus devexus Middle Ordovician, Uhaku Regional Stage Volchov River, St. Petersburg, Russia...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 476
Ammonite and Gastropod

Stephanoceras, Pyrgotrochus Jurassic, Bajocian Evrecy, France A rare fossil gastropod is presented...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 477
Ammonite Group

Hammatoceras bonareli Jurassic, Toarcian Belmont, France A fine assemblage of aesthetic ammonites...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$800 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 478W
Odontochile Trilobite

Zilchovaspis rugosa Lover Devonian Issafen, Morocco Zilchovaspis is one of the classic trilobite...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$600 - US$800
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 479W
Spiny Trilobite

Koneprusia dahmani Lower Devonian Timhanrhart Formation, Morocco Only over the last decade have the...

Bonhams London, 22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
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