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Carved from a fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a goniatite specimen. 557 grams, 12.8 cm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Limestone matrix showing one large leaf on one side and several overlapping fragments on the reverse. 670 grams, 13.5 cm



From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Crotalocephaline gibbus on a matrix showing characteristic sharp pygidial spines. 219 grams, 93 mm



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.

Two highly polished translucent slices with brown and grey banding with quartz crystal formation inside, one resembling a 'smiley face'. 478 grams total, 16.1-17 cm



From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

Tapering specimen with insect and other inclusions. 10.25 grams, 11.1 cm



From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Comprising: chalcanthite from Planet Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA; apophylite from Pune, Maharashtra, India; stilbite from Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India; pyrite from Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA; heulandite from India. 355 grams total, 3.7-10.3 cm



From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.

Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished quartz pebbles. 662 grams, 18 cm



From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

Boxed group of unpolished dark blue sodalite specimens with white calcite veins. 2.01 kg total, 7-59 mm



From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

Asaphus lepidurus with a semicircular headshield and tailshield separated by well-defined ribs. 65 grams, 54 mm



From the Putilova River, Volchov, St. Petersburg, Russia. 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.

Comprising two aquatic arthropod showing good detail in the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 128 grams, 74 mm



From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Comprising three matrices, one with a single specimen, one with two, and the third matrix with two complete and one partial specimen. 475 grams total, 6.6-10 cm



From Colarado, 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.

Attractive group of polished translucent slices showing contrasting bands, two showing quartz crystal formations, and with dendritic inclusions and four with horizontal banding. 795 grams total, 9.2-12.7 cm



From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.