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Auction House:
Philips Auctions Australia
Number of lots recorded:6
Lots with images:6
Prices available:6
Category:
Fossils and geodes
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A significant Petrified Mammoth tusk with antique Oriental carving, pre-historic, of considerable weight and preserving the natural curvature of the tusk, relief carved with the image of a man, a single carved character above and remnant painted script.… ***
*** An amethyst cave, split presentation. Height 55 cm ***
*** An amethyst cave, split presentation. Height 52 cm ***
*** A piece of engraved mammoth ivory, the fossilised ivory carved to a recessed plaque with a finely engraved and inked image of big horn wild sheep against a mountainous background; signed and dated 'Bjornson 1877', with a timber display stand. Height 5.5… ***
*** An amethyst cave, split presentation. Height 34 cm ***
*** A small decorative thin-cut polished stone slab. A thin section cut through a petrified tree trunk, showing the original growth features of the tree and retaining its natural outline, polished on one side. Length 25 cm. Width 20 cm. ***