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Established London, 2011 · Catalogue Volume XIII

Twelve thousand authenticated specimens. Fifty specialist dealers. One trusted marketplace.

A working archive of European fossils, minerals, antiquities, and decorative objects — every lot hand-checked, signed, and shipped insured from London and Lyon since 2011.

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An authenticated ammonite fossil specimen photographed for the Fossil and Antique catalogue
Lot 04,217 Lower Cretaceous Ammonite · May-sur-Orne, Calvados, France

The Catalogue — Four Chapters

A single archive, arranged by kind.

Each chapter below is curated by specialists who handle nothing else. Browse by what you collect, not by a generic department store filter.

  1. Chapter One

    Fossils

    Vertebrate and invertebrate specimens from European Mesozoic and Cenozoic localities — ammonites, trilobites, fish, and Ice Age mammals.

    3,420 lots

  2. Chapter Two

    Minerals

    Display-grade crystals, native elements, and cut gemstones sourced from working European mines and private mineral collections.

    2,180 lots

  3. Chapter Three

    Antiquities

    Authenticated Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern fragments — every piece with documented provenance and export history.

    1,640 lots

  4. Chapter Four

    Decorative Objects

    Marble sculpture, classical busts, brass instruments, and curiosities chosen by our antique specialists for the interior collector.

    5,160 lots

Curator's Preface — Henry Marchand, Founder

“I started this archive because I was tired of buying on faith. Every fossil in this catalogue has been lifted from its box in our London office and turned over in a geologist's hands before it is listed. If a dealer cannot show me the country of origin, the formation, and the date it left the ground, the piece stays off the site. That is the entire business model.”

— H. Marchand, January 2024, Barnes

Buyer Protections

Four things that come with every lot.

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Specialist Dealers

The largest authenticated fossil and antique network online — fifty specialist dealers across fourteen European countries, none of them generalists.

100%

Signed Certificate

Every lot ships with our signed Certificate of Authenticity and the full provenance paper trail, copied to the buyer before dispatch.

100%

Insured Shipping

Insured global shipping on every order. Damage-in-transit claims resolved within five business days — over 4,200 pieces restored free since 2011.

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Return Window

A full fourteen-day return window on every lot, including opened specimens — an industry-leading posture for the antiques trade.

Featured in the Financial Times · Architectural Digest · BBC Antiques Roadshow Expert Hour · A+ rated with the BBB (3,200+ verified Trustpilot reviews, 4.9 / 5).

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