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LOT 2854
Fossil Barasaurus Besairiei Skeleton in Matrix
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (172 grams, 17 cm).
Showing the almost complete skeleton; some restoration.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Eight [8] Boxed Quartz and Smoky Quartz Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising seven polished quartz specimens and one smoky quartz specimen from Brazil. 503 grams total, 40-52 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Dark Green Porphyry Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 9.82 kg total, 44 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Group of Four [4] Flower Quartz Display Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising four matrix sections with flower-like formations of quartz. 762 grams total, 9.3-12.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
