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LOT 2329
A Collection of High Quality Crystal Specimens
1 3/8 - 2 7/8 in. (658 grams total, 36-73 mm).
Comprising: two quartz specimens from the famous Minas Gerais in Brazil; two pyrite specimens from Huanaco in Peru; dark purple amethyst from Antigas in Uruguay; and a crystalline malachite specimen. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil, Peru, Uraguay, and The Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2329
A Collection of High Quality Crystal Specimens
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large fragment of a jaw with four teeth. 132 grams, 14.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, 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. -
Fossil Cornuproetus Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 390-360 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Showing two elongated genals protruding from its cephalon. 141 grams, 72 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular, polygonal, and coin-shaped beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. 70.9 grams, 40 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.
