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LOT 2459
Collection of Cabochon Rubies
1/8 - 1/2 in. (5.15 grams total, 8-11 mm).
Comprising six polished cabochons, some lead glass-filled. [6]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2459
Collection of Cabochon Rubies
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Agate and Amethyst 'Window' Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,050
Polished geode section with six rounded openings creating windows to the inside of the geode, the internal walls lined with vibrant purple amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.15 kg, 24.5 x 16 x 11 cm, 35.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Lidded Pot
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A cylindrical pot with a domed lid carved from fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a Goniatite sp. 245 grams total, 58 mm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two teeth, both showing good enamel. 68 grams total, 47 mm each
From Morocco. 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.
