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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed of grooved cylindrical and facetted beads, interspersed with small oblate glass beads; restrung. 33 grams, 42 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Molar Tooth
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
From Mammuthus Primigenius, inked collector's note 'VM19' to one side. 600 grams, 13.2 cm
From Asland, Montana, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Chalcopyrite Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of irregular iridescent chalcopyrite samples showing purple, red, gold and blue colouration. 1 kg total, 20-29 mm
Fine condition.
From Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Insect Inclusion in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A polished translucent pebble with a flying insect inclusion. 6.4 grams, 33 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Large Petrified Wood Fossil Specimen
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large natural limb section of petrified wood. 1.6 kg, 14cm
From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898). Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A light blue hexagonal aquamarine crystal on matrix. 488 grams, 99 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Ruby in Zoisite Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A large hexagonal ruby in green zoisite. 190 grams, 60 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals, each held within a labelled card tray. 395 grams, 21 x 18.5 cm overall
Very fine condition.
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: selenite, almandine garnet, optical calcite, amethyst, pink tourmaline, celestite crystal on display stand with an old label to base, and others. 199 grams total, 18-49 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: quartz, selenite, native copper, amazonite, and others. 182 grams total, 22-38 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Large Aragonite 'Sputnik' Crystal Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of 12 twinned aragonite crystal clusters in a variety of sizes. 1.15 kg total, 45-58 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Opal Lustre Fossil Ammonite Group
Cretaceous Period, Albian Stage, 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group of two Cleoniceras sp. ammonites with opal lustre, one repaired. 536 grams total, 6.5-12.5cm
From Madagascar. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; formed between 1930 and 1960. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.