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LOT 2352
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 in. (12.2 grams, 40.5 cm).
Restrung with tubular polyhedral beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including rock crystal pebble, desert rose (baryte) crystals, flint nodules and other types. 1.1 kg total, 32-96 mm
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. -
Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termite Nest and Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising an irregular block with a number of termite inclusions, and later built tunnel system forming part of the nest. 52.3 grams, 60 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two overlapping Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 466 grams, 11.1 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
