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LOT 2437
Australian Amethyst from Wyloo Station
6 in. (1.1 kg, 15.1 cm).
Geode fragment with finely coloured amethyst cluster. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wyloo Station, Pilbara region, Western Australia.
Ex UK collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a previous typed information card.
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Amethyst Display on Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a polished ovoid-shaped amethyst geode section with deep purple crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 933 grams, 180 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Dinosaur Footprint
Lower Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Flat irregular plaque of sedimentary rock with footprint. 509 grams, 17 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. 30 grams total, 55-64 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
