ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Saturday, 28.11.26 begins 10.00 AM (CET)
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Catalog no: 11-05364
Id: 26926680
Antiques & collectibles
Auction at 28.11.26
Begin: 10.00 AM (CET)
Preview from 17.11.26
Ware in HENRY´s house 2
rare and large fossil of a bonefish "Altractosteus straussi" of the cavern Messel,approx.
49 Mio. years old, optimally preserved, extraordinary fine details of embossed bone
structure erkennbar, l excavation finding of the year 1972; primed by the relaying-synthetic-
Transfer-Methode primed, dimension of the Fossils 32 x 6 cm, platter 34 x 12 cm,
museum-quality, see ref.: Messel "Ein Schaufenster in die Geschichte des Lebens und
der Erde", 1988, p. 74. The Messel Pit fossil site is celebrating a triple anniversary
this year: 30 years of UNESCO status, 50 years of Senckenberg excavations, and 150
years since the discoveryof the first fossil
Limit 450,- €