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Collection of Extinct Fossilised Shark Teeth in Collector's Display Box
Eocene-Pleistocene Period, circa 56 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Large collection of shark teeth, including Odontapsis, Lamna oblirua, Charcharodon auriculatus, Striatolamia, and others; most with an inked collector's number or a numbered sticker. 973 grams total, 30.5 x 24 cm including box
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. Accompanied by a list with collection numbers describing each species, dates, and provenances. -
Group of Twenty Eight [28] Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising twenty-eight specimens of small intergrown pyrite crystals, some with characteristic striations. 2.56 kg total, 37-67 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Group of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising ten polished slices showing contrasting banding, six in enhanced green colour. 1.08 kg total, 10.5-13.3 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Rose Quartz Fragments
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Large quantity of pale pink rose quartz chips. 556 grams total, 1-35 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Tylosaurus Marine Dinosaur Vertebra
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 92-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The main body of a vertebra with two raised ridges underneath, likely a pygal or caudal vertebra; old inked collector's number 'VR26'. 622 grams, 96 mm
From near Harlan County Dam, Nebraska, 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.
Tylosaurus was an apex marine predator during the Late Cretaceous period, and is classified in the superfamily Mosasauroidea. -
Large Rough Aquamarine Crystal on Plinth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Sub-translucent formation of greenish-blue aquamarine set on a wooden display stand. 3.42 kg total, 22 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. 77 grams total, 51-65 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Group of Five [5] Cut and Polished Geode Half Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising five freestanding specimens with polished faces, some with enhanced colouring. 2.35 kg total, 10.7-11.4 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mixed Cornwall and Somerset Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: calcite from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; quartz from Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall; sphalerite and chalcopyrite from Great South Tolgus, Tarewaste, Cornwall; pyrite from Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; goethite from Barngate Level, Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall; quartz on fluorite from Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall; goethite and quartz from Cornwall; quartz from Royal Restormel Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall; pyrite from Cornwall. 3.42 kg total, 6.3-12.6 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composite plate with cut ammonite slices set in resin. 124 grams, 12 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural Gold Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a quantity of small specimens in a display box. 8.67 grams total, 58 x 38 mm including box
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Labradorite Display Piece
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An oval pebble showing mainly blue and green iridescence. 221 grams, 87 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.