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LOT 2935
Cut and Polished Agate with Crystal Geode Slice
7 1/4 in. (528 grams, 18.5cm).
Finely cut slice of purple, green and white banded agate; with lilac and white amethyst crystals to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co.
(1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898).
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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Amazonite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
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Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in matrix with some other fossil remains. 306 grams, 94 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
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. -
Fossil Gastropod Specimen
Jurassic Period, circa 201-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Possibly Turritella, showing a tightly coiled shell on matrix. 284 grams, 94 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
