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Science & Natural History

Christie's, London

Date of the auction: 24.05.2019

Lot number 8
A ''GRAND SOHLBERG'' CELESTIAL GLOBE

A "GRAND SOHLBERG" CELESTIAL GLOBE SWEDISH CIRCA 1880 The 9-inch diameter glass celestial sphere...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$8,870 - US$12,671
Price realised:
£10,000
ca. US$12,671
Lot number 29
A ''LEVITATING'' METEORITE

A "LEVITATING" METEORITE THE CASING OF RECENT MANUFACTURE The Sikhote-Alin meteorite suggesting the...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,167 - US$4,435
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$6,019
Lot number 117
A ''WINGED'' AMMONITE GROUP

A "WINGED" AMMONITE GROUP BELMONT, FRANCE Specimens of Lytoceras cornucopia with ribbed "wings...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,137 - US$15,206
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 105
A BITTEN AMMONITE

A BITTEN AMMONITE SOUTH DAKOTA From the upper Cretaceous, Fox Hills Formation, (circa 65 million...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,671 - US$19,007
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 12
A BOHEMIAN ORRERY

A BOHEMIAN ORRERY PROBABLY BY FELKL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Unsigned, the 3-inch terrestrial globe with...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,335 - US$10,137
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$7,919
Lot number 13
A BOHEMIAN TELLURIAN

A BOHEMIAN TELLURIAN LATE 19TH CENTURY The 3-inch terrestrial globe with lithographed gores and...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,534 - US$3,801
Price realised:
£2,750
ca. US$3,484
Lot number 124
A BOWL OF BANDED IRON TIGER EYE

A BOWL OF BANDED IRON TIGER EYE MT BROCKMAN STATION, AUSTRALIA From the early Proterozoic (circa 2.5...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$8,870 - US$12,671
Price realised:
£8,125
ca. US$10,295
Lot number 7
A BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE

A BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE POSSIBLY ITALIAN 16TH CENTURY The 8-inch sphere composed of continental...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,671 - US$19,007
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 27
A CAMPO DEL CIELO — COMPLETE IRON METEORITE

A CAMPO DEL CIELO — COMPLETE IRON METEORITE Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG Gran Chaco, Argentina...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$1,900 - US$3,167
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$3,801
Lot number 43
A CLUSTER OF TOURMALINE CRYSTALS

A CLUSTER OF TOURMALINE CRYSTALS BRAZIL Of natural form with cavities and gaps through the mass of...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,801 - US$6,335
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$4,751
Lot number 28
A COMPLETE DRONINO METEORITE — AN EXOTIC SAMPLE FROM INTERPLANETARY SPACE

A COMPLETE DRONINO METEORITE — AN EXOTIC SAMPLE FROM INTERPLANETARY SPACE Iron, ataxite (ungrouped...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,801 - US$6,335
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$9,503
Lot number 39
A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE METEORITE

A COMPLETE SLICE OF ADMIRE METEORITE Pallasite — PMG Lyon County, Kansas Extraterrestrial crystals...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$7,603 - US$11,404
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 10
A CUFF-TYPE MICROSCOPE

A CUFF-TYPE MICROSCOPE JOHN CUFF (c.1702-1772) Signed on the stage JOHN CUFF IN FLEET STREET LONDON...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,534 - US$3,801
Price realised:
£2,375
ca. US$3,009
Lot number 50
A CUT BOULDER OF CHAROITE

A CUT BOULDER OF CHAROITE RUSSIA One face cut and polished to reveal deep lilac colour of the...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,267 - US$1,900
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 54
A DESERT CONCRETION

A DESERT CONCRETION MOROCCO Of tall monolithic form, on stone base. 40in. (102cm.) high...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$7,603 - US$11,404
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$22,175
Lot number 155
A DODO SKELETON

A DODO SKELETON MAURITIUS, BEFORE 1690 The near-complete composite skeleton from fossil remains from...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
ca. US$506,874 - US$760,311
Price realised:
£491,250
ca. US$622,505
Lot number 161
A FINE MEGALODON TOOTH

A FINE MEGALODON TOOTH SOUTH CAROLINA The 4½-inch Carcharocles megalodon from the Langhian (16-14...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,534 - US$3,801
Price realised:
£2,375
ca. US$3,009
Lot number 123
A FINE SPECIMEN OF AMMOLITE

A FINE SPECIMEN OF AMMOLITE CANADA The section of Placenticeras costatum from the upper Cretaceous...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$7,603 - US$11,404
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 76
A FLUORITE SPHERE ON SEPTARIAN STAND

A FLUORITE SPHERE ON SEPTARIAN STAND MEXICO The 6-inch sphere cut and polished to reveal two...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,167 - US$4,435
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$6,019
Lot number 46
A FORKED AMETHYST GEODE

A FORKED AMETHYST GEODE RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL Of hollow concave form with two towers of purple...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$6,335 - US$10,137
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 159
A FOSSIL CRAB

A FOSSIL CRAB MADAGASCAR The Macrophtalmus sp. from the Pliocene (5-3 million years ago), the finely...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,534 - US$3,801
Price realised:
£1,875
ca. US$2,375
Lot number 173
A FOSSIL CROCODILE SKULL

A FOSSIL CROCODILE SKULL MONTANA, USA From the Hell Creek Formation, Garfield County, Maastrichtian...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,206 - US$22,809
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 150
A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY

A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY From the Jurassic (circa 150 million years ago) specimen of...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,534 - US$3,801
Price realised:
£7,500
ca. US$9,503
Lot number 151
A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY

A FOSSIL DRAGONFLY SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY From the Jurassic (circa 150 million years ago) the finely...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,167 - US$4,435
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$8,711
Lot number 179
A FOSSIL ENTELODONT SKULL

A FOSSIL ENTELODONT SKULL SOUTH DAKOTA From the Brule Formation, Oligocene (34-30 million years...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$12,671 - US$19,007
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 170
A FOSSIL FISH

A FOSSIL FISH SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY From the Jurassic (circa 150 million years ago) the 7 ½-inch...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$3,801 - US$6,335
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 143
A FOSSIL FISH PLAQUE

A FOSSIL FISH PLAQUE GREEN RIVER, WYOMING The 18-inch Diplomystus dentatus from the Eocene (circa 50...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$1,900 - US$3,167
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 144
A FOSSIL FISH PLAQUE

A FOSSIL FISH PLAQUE GREEN RIVER, WYOMING From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago) a 19-inch...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,068 - US$7,603
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 153
A FOSSIL LEAF

A FOSSIL LEAF GREEN RIVER, WYOMING From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago) the 6-inch sycamore...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$1,900 - US$3,167
Price realised:
£1,250
ca. US$1,583
Lot number 147
A FOSSIL NEEDLEFISH

A FOSSIL NEEDLEFISH LEBANON From the Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous (100-94 million years ago), the...

Christie's, 24 May 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,068 - US$7,603
Price realised:
£5,000
ca. US$6,335
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