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LOT 2426
Coloured Composite Quartz Nodule Group
1 3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (377 grams total, 44-88 mm).
Comprising three opened composite nodules with colourful, dyed crystals. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of cornerless cube-shaped beads, restrung. 64 grams, 49 cm long
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Druzy Quartz Geode Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
An exquisite formation of grey and white druzy quartz on a geode section, a pair of cut stalagmite 'eyes' on one side with polished upper face showing the layered structure; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.85 kg, 23 x 18 x 15 cm, 29 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Cave Bear Fossil Upper Jaw Section
Pleistocene Period, circa 30,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Upper mandible of the cave bear Ursus spelaeus with two large molar teeth in place. 128 grams, 18.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
