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LOT 2445
Cut and Polished Deep Purple Amethyst Obelisk Group [3]
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (81 grams total, 44-58 mm).
Comprising three obelisks with facetted edges. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Cut and Polished Purple Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Trio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each with facetted edges, showing interesting internal inclusions. 165 grams total, 70-75 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Collection
Ordovician Period, circa 510-445 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Mixed group of various sizes, all with preserved scales and tripartite body structure. 1.56 kg total, 7.9-10 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Composite Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.55 kg, 20.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
