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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Italic Bronze Triple-Disc Cuirass")
.jpg "Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe")
.jpg "Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A large lacquered cut section mined in Greece, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 574 grams, 23 cm
From Greece.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
From Greece.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pair of coprolites. 290 grams total, 74-79 mm
From the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
From the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
![Natural History - Quartz Crystal Chunk Group [50]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/207930-s.jpg "Natural History - Quartz Crystal Chunk Group [50]")
Comprising a variety of shapes, some with rainbow iridescence. 2.16 kg total, 26-53 mm
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Cut to a roughly triangular shape with large, deep purple crystals. 837 grams, 11.4 cm
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising thirty banded black and white agate spheres with some natural strata and some treated to show contrasting strata around the equator; all pierced for stringing. 197 grams total, 14-17 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The bifacial matrix comprising mainly anhedral sphalerite crystals with opaque quartz crystals and some small pyrite crystals; inked collection number 'S13' to one side. 405 grams, 86 mm
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory
![Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Thick Agate Slice Group [10]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/208008-s.jpg "Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Thick Agate Slice Group [10]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying banding in various colours, some with crystal filled internal cavities. 1.73 kg total, 47-94 mm
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four samples including one with botryoidal crystals and one with cassiterite. 454 grams total, 49-82 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. 29 grams total, 52-56 mm
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
.jpg "Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a bar-shape with insect inclusion to one end. 1.86 grams, 28 mm
From a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
From a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
![Natural History - Cut and Polished Brazil Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/208091-s.jpg "Natural History - Cut and Polished Brazil Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising: one with brown banding and the internal cavity with pyrite and quartz crystals; one with pink, white and blue banding, the internal cavity with quartz and pyrite crystals; one with dark brown and grey banding, the internal cavity with a smooth layer of white agate. 1.62 kg total, 10-10.4 cm
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Freestanding and polished to expose the intricate black and white pattern composition within the sample. 490 grams, 10.1 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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