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LOT 2409
Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [6]
1 7/8 - 4 5/8 in. (680 grams total, 4.8-11.8 cm).
Comprising: malachite, agate geode half, calcite on matrix, polished crystal slice, stromatolite, and vesicular andesite(?). [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung using graduated rough irregular pieces with knots in between; decorative metal collar on each side of the clasp. 63 grams, 48.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Very Large Cut and Polished Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Showing bark detail on the edges, the cut faces showing attractive agatized patterns. 1.54 kg, 30.7 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Madagascan Giant Monkey Ladder Sea Bean
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A very large Entada gigas or sea bean pod, containing nine separate sea bean segments; rare. 419 grams, 79 cm
Fine condition. Rare.
From Madagascar. Ex private Shropshire, UK collection.
Entada gigas, the ‘sea bean’ or ‘monkey ladder vine’ is a flowering liana in the Fabaceae pea family. The plant has the longest seed pods in the family, as well as the largest seeds, which can float for miles along sea currents, being washed up on beaches around the world. The seed pod segments snap off, dropping into the river below. The pod segment will quickly rot, revealing the seed or ‘sea bean’ inside. The seed contains a sealed pocket of air, which enables it to float. It can survive for up to two years at sea, and actually requires prolonged exposure to water in order to germinate. Some of these seeds will find their way into the major sea currents, such as the Gulf Stream, and end up washed up on coasts around the world.
