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LOT 2542
Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [24]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (387 grams total, 20-31 mm).
Each specimen set on a foam insert within a labelled box. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Getchel, Nevada, USA.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2542
Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [24]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Fossil Bos Species Fossil Horn Core
Pleistocene Period, 40,000-20,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising the curved tip of a horn, possibly from aurochs, an extinct species of bovine. 550 grams, 16.5 cm
From Worcester Terrace Gravels, Eckington, Worcestershire, UK. Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society in 1999. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM91; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Opened Crystal Geode with 'Lid'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a freestanding geode, opened at the top to reveal the quartz crystal filled cavity within. 275 grams total, 62-80 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Sandstone Gogotte Formation Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A greyish sandstone slab with cascading layers of softly folded concretions. 8.85 kg, 40 cm
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Gogottes were displayed at the chateau of Fontainebleau, France, collected by King Louis XIV (1638 -1715). They were used to decorate the formal gardens of the royal residence at Versailles, especially l’Encelade, Les Trois Fontaines and La Salle de Bal. Elsewhere, they were treasured in Song Dynasty China (960-1127 AD). In the 20th century, natural forms inspired the sculptor Henry Moore and others.
