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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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LOT 2502
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
On a rectangular matrix, possibly Diplomystus. 335 grams, 16.5 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, 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. -
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £540
The inner surface lined with vibrant dark purple amethyst crystals and an area of brown-orange druzy quartz, the polished edges of the geode displaying vibrant banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.14 kg, 20 x 16 x 10 cm, 29 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
