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LOT 2692
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
5/8 - 2 5/8 in. (396 grams total, 16-67 mm).
Comprising: pyrite crystal in a display case, polished ruby in zoisite pebble, smoky quartz, azurite, optical calcite, polished jasper egg, honey-coloured topaz and an aquamarine crystal on matrix. [9,No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Fossil Ursus Spelaeus Canine and Molar Tooth Group
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Both cave bear teeth displaying some root and enamel. 50 grams total, 41-84 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Presbyornis Bird Footprints
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A rectangular matrix containing two footprints, emphasised with white chalk; rare. 108 grams, 76 mm
From Locality 3, The Green River Formation, Spanish Fork Canyon, Soldier Summit, near Provo, Utah, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Rutilated Quartz Crystal Egg Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Transparent quartz polished to an egg-shape with black rutile needles, and displaying an incipient cleavage with iridescence. 116 grams, 52 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
