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LOT 2268
Blown Ostrich Egg for Display
5 1/8 in. (237 grams, 15 cm).
Large size egg with a hole at the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a large tooth with root displaying dark enamel, another tooth embedded within the root; repaired. 133 grams, 12 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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. -
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Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four slices displaying red and grey banding, and two translucent dyed slices. 694 grams total, 12-16.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Lidded Yellow Quartz Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
An acorn-shaped vessel with fluted body and lid, narrow flat base and onion-knop finial to the lid. 404 grams, 13 cm high
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
