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LOT 2429
Collection of Orange Coral Beads
1/4 - 3/8 in. (18.3 grams total, 4-8 mm).
Comprising mainly cylindrical and oblate beads. [67, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: fire opal from Lomo Deltoro Mine, Zimapan, Zimapan Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico; quartz from Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall; stilbite from the Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; baryte from Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Cumbria; quartz from Rostowrack China Clay pit, Cornwall; chalcopyrite and pyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; hedenbergite from Lunner, Akershus, Norway; dolomite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA; fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Durham; quartz from Dolcoath Mine, camborne, Cornwall. 1.1 kg total, 3.5-10.4 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A composite jaw fragment set with five teeth. 254 grams, 16 cm
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. -
Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of irregular, unpolished beads with a metal closure, restrung. 81 grams, 21.7 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
