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LOT 2502
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
13 1/4 in. (30.8 grams, 33.5 cm).
Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads with a teardrop-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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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. -
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Opaque dark blue crystal showing lamellar twinning. 0.79 grams, 9 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Twenty [20] Large Rock Crystal Point Display Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising twenty prismatic points, some twinned or with parallel growth. 1.57 kg total, 4.7-10.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
