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LOT 2528
Cut and Polished Dendritic Agate Section Group [4]
3 1/4 - 5 3/4 in. (1.15 kg total, 8.3-14.7 cm).
Comprising four cut sections, each with one or two polished faces. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Historic 'Brazil' Aquamarine Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displaying pale sapphire-blue aquamarine crystals on a pink matrix, collection number 375; accompanied by an old James Walker label and invoice dated 1979. 390 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Cut and Polished 'Winking Smiley Face' Natural Agate Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Polished to both sides showing light coloured banding to the outer edges and a concentration of rounded formations to the centre with a dark-coloured inclusions within a larger rounded area forming a 'winking eye'. 146 grams, 13.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Woolly Rhinoceros Tooth
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A molar from Coelodonta antiquitatis with root. 138 grams, 93 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The form of the woolly rhino’s skull and teeth had evolved to support its grazing lifestyle with its head dipped downwards towards the ground, even in its relaxed attitude. The skull is unusual in having both an extensively ossified nasal septum, probably evolved as a result of the heavy pressure on the horn and face when grazing, and a down-turned anterior region on the premaxilla that contacts the edge of the upper jaw. The shoulders were raised with a powerful hump, used to support the animal's massive front horn and also used for storing fat.
